Laois Roads Policing Unit seized the vehicle.
A midlands motorist is heading to court in connection with multiple road traffic offences.
The driver failed a road side drug test - they tested positive for cocaine and cannabis.
They had no trailer licence and the van had not been taxed in 1,000 days.
The motorist was arrested and taken to Portlaoise Garda Station.
Laois Roads Policing Unit also seized the vehicle.
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