Man arrested for drug driving on M27 with police finding cannabis when he was pulled over
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Officers originally asked the driver to clean his number plate, but they ended up finding drugs in the vehicle
A man has been arrested for drug driving on a major motorway.
The 35-year-old male was detained after being caught on the M27 eastbound. Officer spotted the vehicle at roughly 5.50pm on April 9 near junction 4.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Roads Policing Unit said emergency personnel initially wanted to ask the motorist to clean the dirty number plate on his car, but officers “ended up with locating cannabis in the vehicle”.
”The driver testing positive for cannabis on a drug wipe,” the force added. “One arrested on suspicion of drug driving.”
A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokeswoman clarified that the motorist, a 35-year-old man from Southampton, was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. He has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.