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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17341Speeding; drug-driving; no insurance; driving while disqualified · Co. Laois

Three arrested after car stopped for speeding in Laois

Gardaí of the Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped a Volkswagen Passat travelling at 159 km/h in a 120 km/h zone on a motorway in Laois over the bank holiday weekend, as reported on 6 May 2024. The driver failed a roadside drug test for cocaine and methamphetamines, the vehicle had no insurance and its tax had been expired for 340 days, and the driver was disqualified. The driver and both passengers were arrested, and a small quantity of cannabis was found on one passenger. The car was seized, and the latest development is that court proceedings have commenced.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested6 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí arrested three people after stopping a car in Laois.
  • The driver and both passengers were arrested.
  • A small quantity of cannabis was found on one of the passengers.
Where
The Volkswagen Passat was stopped on a motorway in Laois.
When
The stop happened over the bank holiday weekend and was reported on 6 May 2024.
Cause
The car was stopped for speeding, travelling at 159 km/h in a 120 km/h zone.
Investigation
The Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped the vehicle as part of bank holiday weekend operations.
Charges
  • The driver failed the roadside drug test for cocaine and methamphetamines.
  • The vehicle had no insurance and its tax had been expired for 340 days.
  • The driver was disqualified from driving.
Other details
The car was seized.
In court
Court proceedings have now commenced.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí arrested three people after the stop. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe car was doing 159kph in a 120kmh zone. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver failed the roadside drug test for cocaine and methamphetamines. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver and both passengers were arrested. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatA small quantity of cannabis was found on one of the passengers. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe car was stopped in Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe stop happened over the bank holiday weekend. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings have now commenced. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe vehicle's tax had been expired for 340 days. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThere was no insurance on the vehicle. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe driver was disqualified. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • otherThe car was seized. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 May2024
    Arrestedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Three arrested and drugs seized after car stopped for speeding in Laois

    First report of this stop. Gives the speed, the roadside drug test result, the no-insurance and disqualification findings, the cannabis find, the arrests and the seizure of the car. Says court proceedings have commenced.

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