Driver tests positive for cocaine

A driver who was pulled over by police who suspected he should not have been on the road tested positive for drugs.
Police seized the car in BlackpoolPolice seized the car in Blackpool
Police seized the car in Blackpool

The black Peugeot was stopped by a traffic patrol in Hawes Side Lane this morning.

Police had been acting on community intelligence that the car was being driven by a disqualified driver.

Following the stop the driver was tested for drugs using a roadside kit.

The sample showed cocaine in his system.

The car was seized by police.