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Case No. 23411Drug driving; possession of cannabis · Co. Donegal · 26 Dec 2022

Motorist arrested for drug driving in Buncrana, Donegal

A driver was arrested by Buncrana Roads Policing Unit on suspicion of drug driving after failing a roadside drug test following the detection of a strong smell of cannabis from his car. He was also found in possession of a small quantity of cannabis, and a blood specimen was collected for analysis.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested28 Dec
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí detected a strong smell of cannabis from a car (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe driver failed the roadside drug test (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe driver was found in possession of a small quantity of cannabis (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe detection took place on Tuesday, 26 December 2022 (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationBuncrana Roads Policing Unit arrested a driver on suspicion of drug driving (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationA roadside drug test was conducted with the driver (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationA blood specimen was collected at the Garda Station (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe blood specimen will be sent to the MBRS for analysis (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Dec2022
    Arresteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Motorist arrested for drug driving was found to have cannabis in his possession

    Reports the arrest and details of the drug driving detection in Buncrana, including the roadside test, possession of cannabis and blood specimen collection.

    suspect, male