Posted by Driver stopped during National Slowdown Day gets nabbed with €30,000 worth of cocaine
…Driver stopped during National Slowdown Day gets nabbed with €30,000 worth of cocaine
On National Slowdown Day, Gardai seized €30,000 worth of cocaine and apprehended a motorist driving at 188km/hr.
Gardai observed National Slowdown Day between 7am and 7pm on Friday, checking the speeds of more than 185,000 vehicles over a 24-hour period.
Gardai and GoSafe checked the speed of 186,125 vehicles on Friday, detecting 892 motorists travelling over the speed limit.
Those caught speeding included one motorist travelling on the M7 in Naas, Co Kildare, at 188km/hr in a 120km/hr zone.
Another driver was caught travelling at 161km/hr in a 100km/hr zone in Co Roscommon while a third was apprehended driving at 162km/hr in a 100km/hr zone in Co Limerick.
In addition, Gardai stopped a car on the N11 in Wicklow on Friday. A search was conducted of the vehicle, whereupon a ‘substantial amount’ of cocaine believed to have a value of approximately €30,000 was discovered.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged. He appeared before Bray District Court on Saturday morning.
A number of houses were also searched in the Dún Laoghaire and Brittas Bay areas of Co Dublin and Co Wicklow, yielding a small quantity of cocaine and ecstasy.
