'Frightening' rise in drug-driving detections as number caught after taking cocaine trebles

Garda Sergeant Shane Henry, Traffic Corps Division, Dublin Castle, and actor Gavin Greene, pictured simulating a roadside preliminary drug test Picture: Robbie Reynolds

The sharp rise in motorists caught driving under the influence of cocaine has been described as “frightening” given the “bullet proof” effect of the drug on people.

Labour Party’s spokesperson on transport, Duncan Smith, said he was also particularly concerned at the high level of intoxication among drivers testing positive for alcohol.