By Dean Egan.
A disqualified driver was found to be under the influence of drugs at a checkpoint in Carlow Town on Monday night.
The motorist was stopped on the Wexford Road by officers carrying out a routine checkpoint.
Gardai found the person had been disqualified from driving, and a roadside drugs test showed positive results for for cocaine, opiates and cannabis.
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The car was seized for no insurance and no licence and court proceedings will follow.
