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30 Dec 2025

BREAKING: Pregnant driver caught on cocaine by gardaí in Tipperary

The vehicle also tried to evade the garda checkpoint in north Tipperary

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The drug test returned a positive indication for cocaine and the pregnant driver was arrested and processed at Nenagh Garda Station.

Gardaí were conducting a Mandatory Intoxicant Checkpoint recently in north Tipperary when they noticed a vehicle trying to evade the checkpoint.

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Gardaí attached to Killaloe Garda Station went and spoke to the female driver.

In a statement, gardaí said: "Thanks to the garda mobility device, it was discovered that the driver was uninsured.

"The driver was tested at the road side for alcohol and drugs.

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"The drug test returned a positive indication for cocaine and the pregnant driver was arrested and processed at Nenagh Garda Station.

"The results of the blood sample are awaited.

"The car was also seized."

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