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Two people arrested and one car seized at Covid-19 checkpoints in Carlow and Kilkenny

Two people arrested and one car seized at Covid-19 checkpoints in Carlow and Kilkenny

Two people were detected drug-driving in Carlow and Kilkenny last night.

Another driver also had their car seized.

Gardaí stopped a motorist for speeding on the M9 motorway in Paulstown and the driver tested positive for Opiates and Cannabis - the person was arrested.

In Carlow, a driver was stopped for making an unnecessary journey collecting a child's quad bike.

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The driver also tested positive for cannabis and was arrested.

A short time later at the same Covid-19 checkpoint, a learner driver making an unnecessary journey had their vehicle seized.

Direction from the DPP in relation to breaches of Covid-19 in expected.

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