The motorist was discovered to be an unaccompanied learner.
A so-called 'Illegal Mobile Pharmacy' has been shut down in Laois.
Gardaí stopped a badly damaged van during a patrol in Borris-in-Ossory after it made an illegal U-turn that cut off another driver.
The motorist was discovered to be an unaccompanied learner who tested positive for both cocaine and cannabis and had no insurance or valid NCT.
A search of the van uncovered a wooden bat, a knuckle duster and deal bags containing suspected drugs.
The seized cocaine and cannabis are estimated to have a street value of about €850.
The driver was arrested at the scene and the vehicle was seized as part of the Garda investigation.
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