A driver in Oxford has been arrested after testing positive in a roadside drug test.
Officers pulled over a vehicle on Banabury Road this morning (October 13) due to both brake lights being broken.
After being stopped officers smelt and strong smell of cannabis in the vehicle and therefore carried out a roadside drug test.
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Vehicle stopped by officers on Banbury Road, Oxford this morning. Brake lights both defective. Strong smell of Cannabis in vehicle. Driver provided positive drug wipe for Cannabis and was arrested. #fatalfour #Oxoncshift #P4245 #P1089 pic.twitter.com/WWk78W64qC
— TVP Roads Policing (@tvprp) October 13, 2023
The driver tested positive for cannabis in the drug wipe and was subsequently arrested.
A Thames Valley Police social media post said: "Vehicle stopped by officers on Banbury Road, Oxford this morning. Brake lights both defective.
"Strong smell of Cannabis in vehicle. Driver provided positive drug wipe for Cannabis and was arrested."
Officers can test for cannabis and cocaine at the roadside, and screen for other drugs including ecstasy, LSD, ketamine and heroin at a police station.
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