Garda instincts prove crucial as major discovery made in Kilkenny

A garda who trusted their instinct made some significant discoveries after stopping a motorist in Kilkenny recently.

"Last Friday, following some serious binging in our ANPR car, one of our RPU lads made a stop for no insurance," a garda spokesperson said.

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"As he processed the motorist he became somewhat suspicious that the driver might have consumed something a little illegal.

"After appropriate legal demands, a swab for drugs was taken and a few minutes later the device indicated the presence of cannabis and cocaine.

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"Arrest followed and a meeting with a visiting doctor who took the necessary blood sample. We await these but in the meantime our client's vehicle came back as suspect for a fuel drive off in Waterford."

Finishing their statement, local gardaí concluded: "The moral of the story, sometimes you're better off walking."

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