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22 Oct 2025

Dundalk Gardaí arrest driver for disqualified driving and cocaine use

Members of the Dundalk Road Policing Unit (RPU) were on patrol

Dundalk Gardaí arrest driver for disqualified driving and cocaine use

Gardaí discovered that the driver was disqualified from holding a driving licence. Credit: An Garda Síochána Louth Facebook

Dundalk Gardaí have arrested a driver after a routine patrol uncovered a series of serious offences.

Members of the Dundalk Road Policing Unit (RPU) were on patrol when they observed a vehicle being driven at excessive speed.

Upon stopping the car, Gardaí discovered that the driver was disqualified from holding a driving licence.

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Further checks revealed that the driver had also tested positive for cocaine.

Following these discoveries, the driver was arrested and is expected to appear in court in the near future to face charges.

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