Unaccompanied learner driver is caught speeding with €40k of drugs in car
Car and quantity of drugs seized on M7 yesterday. Photo: An Garda Síochána Laois/Offaly
Gardaí in Laois have seized €40,000 worth of drugs after stopping a speeding car on the M7 driven by an unaccompanied learner driver.
Laois Roads Policing Unit stopped the vehicle yesterday evening, Wednesday, June, 11, and following a vehicle search discovered both Cocaine and Cannabis.
Car and quantity of drugs seized on M7 yesterday. Photo: An Garda Síochána Laois/Offaly
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The vehicle was seized and the driver was arrested, charged and brought before Portlaoise District Court this morning.
Meanwhile in Offaly, the Roads Policing Unit detected a driver travelling at 106kmh in a 50kmh zone.
The driver was arrested, charged and is due to appear in court. An Garda Síochána in Laois/Offaly have urged driver to 'please slow down'.
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