Four vehicles and a small amount of cannabis were seized during a multi-agency Garda operation in east Galway on Monday.
The day of action, which involved the assistance Garda Immigration Officers, the Regional Garda Dog Unit, members from the Divisional Crime Unit, Divisional Roads Policing Units, the Road Safety Authority, and Customs officers, took place thoughout the east of the county yesterday as part of Operation Intercept.
Gardaí targeted major commuter arteries in the east Galway between 8am and 4pm on the day.
During the operation, a vehicle was searched on the N17 at Gortagunned, Milltown, and a Garda drugs dog detected cannabis to the value of approximately €800 to €1,000 concealed in a car. The driver also tested positive for cannabis and was arrested and processed for drug-impaired driving.
A second driver also tested positive for drug-impaired driving on the N83 at Headford, and was arrested and processed. Prosecutions will follow with respect to both drivers for illegal drug possession and for drug-impaired driving.
Four vehicles were seized during the day - two by Gardai for lack of insurance/related offences, and two by customs officers for marked gas oil and VRT related offences.
A total of 28 technical offences were detected on 29 heavy goods vehicles which were stopped at checkpoints, with prosecutions to follow. One HGV was also detected with an unregistered trailer.
Five section 14 (1 ) notices were issued by immigration officers.
There were also multiple summary road traffic detections with prosecutions/fixed charge notices to be issued with respect to a false licence, road tax, CRW, NCT, unaccompanied driving, and other road traffic-related offences.
