Gardaí from the Galway County East Community Engagement Area led a multi-agency day of action on Monday as part of Operation Intercept on busy routes in east Galway between 8am and 4pm.[1] The driver stopped on the N17 near Milltown tested positive for cannabis and was arrested and processed for drug-impaired driving.[1] A second driver stopped on the N83 in Headford was also arrested and processed for drug-impaired driving.[1] Both drivers are to face prosecution for illegal drug possession and drug-impaired driving.[2]
A Garda-trained dog found cannabis with an approximate value of between €800 and €1,000 in a car on the N17 near Milltown.[1] Gardaí seized the car in the townland of Gortnagunned after the dog discovered the concealed cannabis.[1] Officers seized four vehicles during the day, two for lack of insurance and two for marked gas oil and VRT offences.[2] Officers found 28 technical offences on 29 heavy goods vehicles stopped at checkpoints.[1] Immigration officers issued five notices under the Immigration Act.[1]
Local Gardaí were assisted by immigration officers, the Regional Garda Dog Unit, divisional crime and roads-policing units, the Road Safety Authority and Customs officials.[1] Gardaí targeted major commuter arteries in east Galway between 8am and 4pm during the operation.[2]
