Motorist tests positive for cocaine at checkpoint in Laois
Published 31st May 2024, 17:33 GMT
The Volkswagen driver was arrested in Portlaoise
A suspected drug driver had a bad start to the Bank Holiday weekend after being stopped by gardaí in Laois.
The motorist was stopped at a Mandatory Intoxicant Testing(MIT) checkpoint in Portlaoise on Friday morning.
The driver tested positive for cocaine in a roadside swab and was arrested.
“Laois Roads Policing Unit conducting a MIT checkpoint in Portlaoise this morning arrested an intoxicated driver who was stopped and tested positive for Cocaine,” gardaí stated.
Gardaí said court proceedings have now commenced.