Unaccompanied learner driver arrested in Galway after ‘driving erratically’ on cocaine

Officers in Portumna had been on mobile patrol when they observed a car “driving erratically” and pulled the driver over.

The motorist was found without a full licence and was driving unaccompanied.

They also tested positive for cocaine in a roadside drug test.

The car was seized and the driver was arrested.

Taking to Twitter on Wednesday to share a photo of the vehicle being towed away after the seizure, a spokesperson operating the @GardaTraffic account said: “Gardaí in Portumna, Co. Galway, while on mobile patrol in the town observed this vehicle driving erratically.

“The driver was found to be on a learner permit, driving unaccompanied, and tested positive for cocaine in a roadside drug test.

“Driver arrested & vehicle seized.”