Two arrests as three cars seized in Laois

Eoghan MacConnell
By Eoghan MacConnell

Reporter

Published 12th Jun 2024, 10:33 GMT
Pictured credit: Laois Offaly Gardaiplaceholder image
Pictured credit: Laois Offaly Gardai

One driver tested positive for cocaine

Laois Gardaí have seized three cars and arrested two drivers. 

One driver was arrested after they tested positive for cocaine at the roadside, another was arrested for driving while disqualified and a car was taken off a third motorist who gardaí said was driving without insurance.   placeholder image
One driver was arrested after they tested positive for cocaine at the roadside, another was arrested for driving while disqualified and a car was taken off a third motorist who gardaí said was driving without insurance.   

“Laois Roads Policing Unit arrested two motorists this morning on patrols. One was arrested for Intoxicated driving when they failed a roadside drugwipe which tested positive for the presence of cocaine. The other driver was disqualified from driving. In total three vehicles being driven without insurance were seized,” Gardai said on social media on Tuesday.

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