The driver was arrested.
Gardai have seized 5,000 euro worth of cocaine in the midlands.
Laois Roads Policing Unit made the discovery after stopping a driver at a checkpoint in Portarlington yesterday.
They were arrested and charged and are due to appear before Portlaoise District Court.
Their vehicle was also seized.
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