
Operation conducted by Naas Roads Policing Unit.
A driver in Kildare has been arrested, after failing a roadside drugs test.
The driver, who was an unaccompanied learner, was stopped at a checkpoint and subsequently tested positive for cocaine.
The driver has been detained, the car impounded and proceedings commenced.
Positive roadside test for Cocaine by unaccompanied motorist on Learner Permit at Co Kildare ANPR checkpoint. Driver arrested by Gardaí from Naas Roads Policing Unit. Car impounded. Proceedings commenced. #SaferRoads Never Ever DUI. #MobilityApp pic.twitter.com/N9jpBHGiMM
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 23, 2021
Elsewhere, a motorist in Clane has been hit with a €150 fine.
Gardai on patrol in the town found the driver's car parked in a disabled parking bay, without a permit.
Gardaí on patrol in Clane observed this vehicle parked in a disabled parking bay with no permit. Numerous other parking spaces available in the area. FCPN issued to driver.#OperationEnable reminds motorists that disabled parking bays should only be used with a valid permit. pic.twitter.com/dLNRLxH9N5
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 24, 2021