Motorist arrested for drug driving in Sligo area
A motorist has been arrested for a number of road traffic offences in the Sligo area. Gardai stopped a car yesterday and the novice driver was found to have no N plates displayed. The vehicle was subsequently searched and a quantity of suspected Cocaine was seized. The…
11 drivers arrested in Donegal over Easter for drink, drug driving
Eleven drivers were arrested by Donegal gardaí over the Easter weekend for drink/drug driving offences. They will now face fines, court prosecution and possible disqualifications from driving.
Drug-driving arrests in Donegal
Two motorists are due to appear in court in Donegal following arrests over the weekend for suspected drug driving. The arrests were made by members of Letterkenny Roads policing Unit. One driver tested positive for cannabis, the other for cannabis and cocaine. A person was also arrested n suspicion of…
Increase in number of motorists test for drink or drugs in the Donegal
Gardaí carried out a total of 486 tests on motorists for drink or drugs across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in 2020. The annual report from the Medical Bureau of Road Safety shows there was a slight decrease in both Sligo and Leitrim compared to 2019’s figures however, there was a…
Sligo gardai arrest motorists for suspected drunk, drug driving
A number of drivers have been arrested in the past few days in the Sligo area for suspected drug and alcohol offences. As part of ‘Operation Teorainn’, Sligo Roads Policing Unit stopped several vehicles in Tubbercurry and Collooney. Roadside tests were carried out for alcohol and drugs. There have been…
Driver arrested for drug driving in Co. Donegal travelled from Co. Down
A driver was arrested for drug driving offences in Co. Donegal after travelling from Co. Down. A car was stopped by Gardaí on the Lifford to Letterkenny road last night as part of ongoing Covid-19 checkpoints around the region. The driver and the passenger had travelled from Co. Down and…