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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14843Drug driving · Co. Kilkenny · 21 Jan 2025

Truck driver arrested on Kilkenny Ring Road after failing cannabis roadside test

On the night of Tuesday 21 January 2025, the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested the driver of an articulated truck on the Ring Road, Kilkenny, after the driver failed a roadside cannabis test. The sources do not give the driver's age, sex or nationality. The arrest was reported by Kilkenny People on 22 January 2025. No charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested22 Jan
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
The Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit of An Garda Síochána arrested the driver of an articulated truck.
Where
The arrest took place on the Ring Road, Kilkenny.
When
The arrest took place on the night of Tuesday 21 January 2025.
Cause
The driver was arrested after failing a roadside test for cannabis.
Investigation
The driver's age, sex and nationality are not given in the sources.
Other details
  • Garda roadside drug testing was introduced in April 2017.
  • Kilkenny People reported the arrest on 22 January 2025.
Charges
No charge has been reported.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested a driver of an artic truck. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe arrest took place on the Ring Road. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe arrest took place on the Tuesday night before the article was published. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe driver was arrested after failing a roadside test for cannabis. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherGarda roadside drug testing was introduced in April 2017. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Jan2025
    Arrestedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny gardaí arrest truck driver on busy local road

    Reports the arrest of an articulated truck driver on the Ring Road, Kilkenny, after a failed roadside cannabis test. No existing case matches this incident.

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