A CAR was seized after crashing through a garda checkpoint near Bridgend.
Last night, Buncrana gardaí conducted a crime prevention checkpoint in the border area.
A car failed to stop and continued through the checkpoint in a dangerous manner. The stinger device was successfully deployed and the car was stopped and abandoned.
The car was seized and a number of items, including knives and a phone, were seized from within it following a search.
Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.
“If any road users travelled in the Bridgend area with a dash-cam between 11.30pm on October 17 and 00.30am on October 18, we ask them to make the footage available to us,” said a garda spokesperson.
Any relevant information should be passed on to gardaí in Buncrana on 074-9320540 or via the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
Knives and a phone seized from a car near Bridgend.