Garda Sergeants and Inspectors say it may be some time before roadside drug testing is actually carried out by the force – despite the announcement that it can commence from tomorrow.
The Road Traffic Act comes into force tomorrow, but the AGSI says its members haven’t received training in using drug testing devices.
Senior Gardaí say the traffic corps have been fully trained in the use of the machines – and that will be rolled out to all officers in the coming weeks.
But General Secretary of the AGSI John Jacob says the public may have been given the wrong impression
