Laois gardai say driver was smoking cannabis when stopped

Laois Gardai say they stopped a van driver who was smoking cannabis while driving a van. 

The motorist was arrested and gardai say the van was found to have no tax or valid certificate of roadworthiness. 

“Laois Roads Policing unit launched their Bank holiday weekend operation by stopping a driver whose tax was out 330 days, his Cvrt was also out,” Gardai said.  

“The driver was smoking cannabis and failed the roadside drug test. He was arrested and taken to Portlaoise Garda station where a blood specimen was taken. A small quantity of cannabis herb was also recovered and the vehicle was seized,” gardai stated.