Drug-fuelled Inishowen driver stopped by Garda stinger
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After testing positive for cocaine at a garda checkpoint, the motorist decided to drive off at speed from the scene.
A driver has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after fleeing a garda checkpoint in Inishowen.
The incident in the early hours of last Sunday Morning, July 27th, led to Buncrana Gardaí deploying a stinger device to eventually bring the vehicle to a stop.
The driver came to the attention of the authorities at a garda checkpoint in Bridgend.
After testing positive for cocaine at the checkpoint, the motorist decided to drive off at speed from the scene.
A garda spokesperson confirmed that the “vehicle was driven in a dangerous manner for a distance” after fleeing the checkpoint.
A stinger device was successfully deployed, and the car was located and seized a short time later.
A spokesperson for An Garda Siochána confirmed that “court proceedings will now follow. The driver will also have to apply to the District Court Judge in order to get their vehicle back.”