Sheffield driver branded a 'danger' after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis in roadside check

A driver was branded a ‘danger’ by the police after he tested positive for cannabis and cocaine in a roadside check in Sheffield.
By Claire Lewis
Published 3rd Mar 2021, 09:47 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2021, 09:50 BST
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He was tested after officers patrolling Shiregreen pulled over the black Seat Leon he was driving on Sunday and established that the driver was disqualified and had no insurance.

South Yorkshire Police said: “The black Seat Leon was stopped on Sunday in the Shiregreen area of Sheffield.

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“As well as being disqualified from driving and having no insurance, which you would think was bad enough, he (the driver) topped it up with testing positive at the roadside for both cannabis and cocaine. Someone must have been having quite a party...what a real danger to other road users.

This car was seized by South Yorkshire Police when the driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis in a roadside checkThis car was seized by South Yorkshire Police when the driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis in a roadside check
This car was seized by South Yorkshire Police when the driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis in a roadside check

“One detained and off to the cells and the car recovered.”

To report drink and rug drivers on the roads call South Yorkshire Police on 101 to pass on details.

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