Kildare gardaí stop speeding driver who tested positive for cocaine near Newbridge


A speeding driver who tested positive for cocaine was stopped by gardaí in Kildare.
According to the Garda Traffic account on Twitter, Naas Roads Policing Unit conducted a speed check on the R445 near Newbridge.
Gardaí said that they detected the car travelling at a speed of 113kph in a 80kph zone.
They were stopped and the driver tested positive for cocaine and was subsequently arrested.
Proceedings are to follow, gardaí added.