A drug swipe test
TWO motorists stopped in Powys on Thursday (March 4) tested positive for driving with drugs in their systems.
Dyfed Powys Police said one male driver was stopped on the A489 – which travels through Montgomeryshire, from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth – for crossing solid white lines and provided a positive drug swipe.
They said another driver in Newtown also provided a positive test.
Powys Roads Policing unit tweeted: “Male driving on the A489 contravened solid white lines before providing positive drug swipe.
“Another driver stopped in Newtown and provided positive drug swipe. 2 drivers arrested for Drug driving.”
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