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Wed 03 Mar 2010Call for random roadside drug tests
Random roadside drug testing for drivers should be introduced immediately to make it easier to prosecute motorists under the influence of drugs, a conference for Garda sergeants and inspectors has heard.
Sgt Trish Gill from Dublin city’s south central division told delegates at the annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (Agsi) that roadside testing technology had progressed to such an extent in recent years that a drugs saliva test is now available to police forces.
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