Suspected drug driver stopped in van and arrested by police as drugs seized

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving offences after being detained by police.

It comes after officers were on routine patrols and stopped a white Peugeot van, having seen it driving in excess of the speed limit, on Hound Road, Hedge End, just before 7.50pm on Friday March 4.

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Officers spoke with the driver of the vehicle and subsequently found a quantity of Class B drugs, which were seized.

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The man was also subject to a roadside drugs wipe – which he failed after it tested positive for cannabis.

A 28-year-old man from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving and possession of a Class B drug.

He was released under investigation.

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