Donegal Gardai have arrested two drivers on suspicion of drug-driving in two separate incidents overnight.
Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit were conducting a (MIT) Mandatory Intoxicant Testing Checkpoint in the Ballybofey area last night when they noticed that a vehicle had turned away from them.
The vehicle was stopped and it was established that the learner driver of the vehicle was unaccompanied and had no insurance.
The driver then failed the roadside preliminary drug test, testing positive for cannabis. An arrest was made and the vehicle was seized.
A blood specimen was collected at the Garda Station. This specimen will now be sent to the MBRS for analysis. The driver was charged to appear in Court.
Meanwhile, Buncrana Roads Policing Unit were out on patrol this morning when they stopped a vehicle due to the manner in which it was being driven.
The driver failed the roadside preliminary drug test, testing positive for cannabis & cocaine. An arrest was made.
A blood specimen was collected at the Garda Station. This specimen will now be sent to the MBRS for analysis.
A Garda spokesperson said “Never ever risk lives on the roads by driving while under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.”
