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Case No. 21851Drug driving (testing positive for cocaine) · Co. Kilkenny · 17 Mar 2023

Two drivers arrested for cocaine driving in Kilkenny

On Friday night 17 March 2023, the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested two drivers at mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints in Kilkenny. Both drivers tested positive for cocaine, one on Ballybough Street and the other at Quarryland. Blood samples were taken from both drivers, and court proceedings are expected to follow. One of the drivers held a learner permit and had his car seized.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested20 Mar
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Two drivers were arrested by the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit on Friday night 17 March 2023.
  • Both drivers tested positive for cocaine at mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints.
Where
One driver tested positive on Ballybough Street and the other at Quarryland in Kilkenny.
Investigation
Blood samples were provided by both drivers.
In court
Court proceedings are expected to follow for both drivers.
Other details
  • One of the drivers held a learner permit.
  • The car of the learner permit holder was seized.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo drivers were arrested by the Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit in Kilkenny on Friday night 17 March 2023 (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatBoth drivers tested positive for cocaine at mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoints (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereOne driver tested positive on Ballybough Street (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe other driver tested positive at Quarryland (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationBlood samples were provided by both drivers (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtCourt proceedings will follow for both drivers (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherOne of the drivers held a learner permit (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe car of the learner permit holder was seized (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Mar2023
    Arrestedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Two drivers arrested in Kilkenny after testing positive for cocaine

    Reports two specific drug driving arrests on the same night with details of checkpoint locations, one driver's learner permit status, and seizure of his car.

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