An Oxfordshire woman has been banned from the roads after drug driving and stealing two bottles of whisky. 

Nicola Harris, of Bartlett Place, Milton, was caught driving on New Cut Road, in Swansea, on March 27 this year, a court heard. 

Harris, 45, also stole two bottles of Jack Daniels whisky, to the value of £42, from Pontardulais Retail Park, also in Swansea, on April 9 this year. 

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She pleaded guilty to both offences at Oxford Magistrates' Court on Thursday, October 31. 

The court heard that Harris had been caught driving while unfit to drive through drugs. The court record did not specify the type of drug found or the level recorded. 

The whisky was taken from B&M stores.

For the drug driving offence, Harris must pay costs of £85 and a fine of £200. She also got a 12-month driving ban. 

For the theft offence, she must pay compensation of £42. 

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