Bags of drugs were found following a search of the vehicle.
Gardai have arrest a driver after noticing a strong smell of cannabis in their car at a roadside checkpoint in Laois.
A number of bags of drugs were found following a search of the vehicle, which hadn't been taxed in 407 days and it's NCT was also out of date.
The motorist also failed a roadside drugs test and a blood specimen was taken at the station.
Prosecution is due to follow.
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