Two arrested on Fylde roads in Operation Irongate where Lancashire Police seized drugs and vehicles

Police arrested a driver after failing a drug test as part of Operation Irongate.

Fylde Rural Task Force were on vehicle check pints during night shifts in Lytham and St Annes, stopping cars and carrying out roadside checks.

Among the findings were:

• Vehicle stopped in Kirkham where the driver was found to be smoking cannabis. The vehicle was searched, cannabis seized and the driver arrested.
• A man remanded in custody to attend CourtVehicle having being stopped in Freckleton with no insurance. Police detected a strong smell of cannabis that resulted in a vehicle search and cannabis being seized.
• Multiple vehicles were pulled over as part of Operation Irongate where documents were checked. Among them was a motorbike ride who was stopped in St Annes and found to have no insurance. The driver was reported and the motorbike was seized.

Away from the roads, a man was arrested for bring drunk and disorderly. It transpired that he was also wanted on recall to prison. He was also in possession of cannabis and was remanded in custody awaiting a court appearance.