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Gardaí on patrol in Galway on Tuesday made a shocking discovery when they pulled over a driver for having "very dark" tinted windows.
Gardaí spotted the car and subsequently found the windows to be at 16%, failing the test. Transparency levels for tinted windows must be at 65%.
But this wasn't the only failed test for the driver as Gardaí carried out a drug wipe test in which the driver tested positive for cannabis and cocaine.
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In a post on X, Gardaí said,
"We spotted this car in Galway City this morning and thought its windows looked too dark - at 16% they certainly failed the test.
"Not the only failed test for this driver though.
"The DrugWipe there shows the presence of both cocaine and cannabis."
We spotted this car in Galway City this morning and thought its windows looked too dark - at 16% they certainly failed the test.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) April 22, 2025
Not the only failed test for this driver though.
The DrugWipe there shows the presence of both cocaine and cannabis.#SaferRoads pic.twitter.com/PYzh7H8PFt
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