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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Ian Mangan

Garda checkpoints: Multiple drug driving arrests made in one county on same day

Gardai were busy in one county yesterday after they made multiple drug driving arrests in one day.

Officers from Letterkenny Roads Policing arrested a total of three motorists all on suspicion of drug driving in Donegal on Sunday.

Meanwhile, another two motorists were arrested for possession of drugs on the same day.

Gardai had mounted a series of speed checkpoints across the county and a number of motorists were detected travelling in excess of the speed limit.

Separately Gardai reported "no major public order incidents" on the first weekend outdoor bars and restaurants reopened.

Gardai in Donegal made a number of drug driving arrests (An Gardai Siochana/ Facebook)

With the Government pursuing an outdoor summer, recent weeks have seen a number of high-profile incidents where members of the public were arrested for public order offences.

Most notably, the South William Street area in Dublin drew attention after Dr Tony Holohan remarked that he was "shocked" by what he saw on a trip to the city centre on Saturday, May 29.

In a statement made to the Irish Mirror, a garda spokesman said: "The Garda Press Office has not issued any lines in relation to major public order incidents to have occurred over the previous weekend."

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