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Longford Courthouse
A man stopped by Gardaí while driving under the influence of cocaine was banned from the road for one year and fined €500 at Longford District Court.
James Heighton (28) Cross Country Cottage, Ballymahon Longford entered a guilty plea to driving a vehicle while there was a quantity of cocaine in his system greater than the concentration specified in Section 4 (1A) of the Road Traffic Act.
Sergeant Enda Daly said that on September 7, 2023 at Mullawornia, Ballymahon officers stopped a vehicle driven by the defendant. An oral fluid test returned a positive reading for cocaine.
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Solicitor Frank Gearaty said he client had sought treatment after this incident and is now drug free and has a Narcotics Anonymous badge. Sgt Daly agreed with the contention that it was not a high reading.
Judge Bernadette Owens registered a conviction and imposed a fine of €500 with a one year driving ban.
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