Driver held after fleeing checkpoint

Driver held after fleeing checkpoint

As customs officers approached a driver for not having VRT on his imported car, the driver sped through a major multi-agency checkpoint in Co Cork, glancing off a garda and being pursued for five miles before being arrested, writes Sean O’Riordan.

The incident happened in Ballinhassig yesterday at one of two multi-agency checkpoints mounted in the county as part of Operation Thor.

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