Laois Gardaí seize lorry after driver tests positive for drugs
Published 23rd Dec 2025, 22:22 BST
Gardaí said the Volvo HGV's safety features were rendered 'irrelevant'
Laois Gardai seized a lorry after its driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis at a Christmas Checkpoint.
“Volvo builds some of the safest trucks on the roads today. Advanced braking. Collision avoidance. Driver-assist systems designed to save lives.
This morning though none of these features mattered when this Volvo was stopped at the first MIT checkpoint of the day,” Laois Gardaí said in an online post.
They said the driver was tested positive for cannabis and for cocaine.
The driver was arrested and Gardai seized the truck.