Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 18326Drug driving; speeding · Co. Kildare

Speeding driver arrested in Kildare after testing positive for cocaine

Gardaí from the Naas Roads Policing Unit carried out a speed check on the M9 at Ballytore, County Kildare, and detected a car travelling at 178 km/h in a 120 km/h zone. The driver, whose name, age, sex and nationality are not given, tested positive for cocaine and was arrested for drug and dangerous driving. The car was impounded for having no tax, no NCT and an ineffective wing mirror. The arrest was reported by Kildare Now on 12 February 2024, and no charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested12 Feb
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí based in County Kildare arrested a speeding driver who tested positive for cocaine.
  • The car was detected travelling at 178 km/h in a 120 km/h zone.
Where
The speed check was carried out on the M9 at Ballytore by the Naas Roads Policing Unit.
When
No incident date is given; the report was published on 12 February 2024.
Cause
The driver tested positive for cocaine.
Investigation
The driver was arrested for drug and dangerous driving.
Other details
  • The vehicle had no tax, no NCT and an ineffective wing mirror.
  • The car was impounded.
  • The driver is not named, and no age, sex or nationality is given.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí based in County Kildare arrested a speeding driver who tested positive for cocaine. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe car was detected travelling at 178 km/h in a 120 km/h zone. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe speed check was carried out on the M9 at Ballytore. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe driver tested positive for cocaine. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested for drug and dangerous driving. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe vehicle had no tax, no NCT and an ineffective wing mirror. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe car was impounded. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Feb2024
    Arrestedkildarenow.com, first report
    Gardaí in County Kildare arrest speeding driver who tested positive for cocaine

    Adds the Garda Traffic account: a car was detected at 178 km/h in a 120 km/h zone on the M9 at Ballytore, the driver tested positive for cocaine, and the car was impounded. The article gives no incident date beyond its 12 February 2024 publication.

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