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On Monday, February 24, Gardaí from the Mayo Roads Policing Unit made a shocking discovery after stopping a vehicle in Castlerea, Roscommon.
The driver of the car, a male, was initially pulled over by the gardaí for use of a mobile phone while operating the vehicle.
However, at the roadside, the Policing Unit discovered, through information available on the Garda mobility device, that the man was subject to a deportation order.
A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána Mayo took to social media and said, "He was subsequently arrested and detained, pending deportation."
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