The pursuit was instigated when the driver turned away from a Garda checkpoint.
A Garda chase in the midlands resulted in driver being arrested.
It's after a motorist turned away from a Garda checkpoint in Offaly.
Gardai pursued the driver for a short distance and they were then arrested for drug driving.
Cannabis herb was also found in the vehicle.
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