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Motorist caught driving on Kilkenny road high on cocaine and cannabis

By Kilkenny Now 23rd November 2020 0

A drug driver was arrested after they tested positive for cocaine and cannabis at a Garda checkpoint this morning. The arrest comes as gardai in Kilkenny and neighbouring Carlow continue to man checkpoints across both counties during the Level 5 lockdown. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí in Kilkenny and Carlow continue to conduct checkpoints […]

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Busted: L-driver has car seized after testing positive for drugs at Kilkenny checkpoint

By Kilkenny Now 14th September 2020 0

A learner driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after he was stopped at a Garda checkpoint. The motorist was pulled over and tested by gardai manning the checkpoint in Callan on Saturday evening. The oral test provided positive for cannabis. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: “Blood specimen sent for analysis. Vehicle seized under […]

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Drug driver arrested after trying to flee from Garda checkpoint in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2020 16

A drug driver was arrested after he attempted to turn away from a Garda checkpoint in county Kilkenny over the weekend. The incident occurred in Freshford on Saturday night. When they came across the checkpoint, the driver turned their vehicle around and drove off in the opposite direction. Gardai immediately gave chase and the driver […]

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Driver high on cocaine had toddler in back of car when stopped in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 6th April 2020 0

A motorist who was travelling with a female and a three-year-old child tested positive for cocaine when he was stopped at gardai on a Covid-19 patrol in Kilkenny city. Gardai arrested the drug driver in the early hours of this morning after tests confirmed he had taken the drug. Meanwhile, members of the Kilkenny Roads […]