Gardaí arrest drug-driver in Clare town

A DRIVER who tested positive for drugs was originally stopped by gardaí for dangerous tyres in one Clare town.

The Clare Roads Policing Unit stopped a car in Shannon initially for under the limit tyre tread depth. Upon further inspection, the driver tested positive for drug use.

Both front tyres were under the limit for tread depth. Gardaí conducted a roadside test and the driver, who was male, was over the limit for drugs. 

He was arrested and subsequently taken to the station for a blood sample.