Man arrested for drug-driving had European arrest warrant issued for him

Checks carried out whilst the suspect was detained revealed that a live European arrest warrant was in place for him on a number of serious offences.

The man was arrested on foot of the European arrest warrant issued for him and was kept in custody at Clondalkin Garda Station in Dublin. File Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

A man stopped by gardaí at an Operation Fanacht checkpoint yesterday had a European arrest warrant issued for him for a number of serious offences. 

Gardaí attached to Clondalkin Garda Station conducting an Operation Fanacht checkpoint on the N7 Southbound yesterday say they stopped a vehicle with a strong smell of cannabis emanating from it.