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Suspected drug driver with child in car arrested after tints attract attention

byDaniel Jae Webb
28 January 2023 • 11.55am
Suspected drug driver with child in car arrested after tints attract attention
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A suspected drug driver has been arrested after being stopped by police in Swindon.

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Roads policing officers stopped the black Mercedes in Queens Drive this morning (Saturday) over serious concerns about its front side window tints.

The driver, who had a child on board, was subsequently asked to provide a specimen of saliva for a roadside drug wipe – which showed as positive for cannabis.

In relation to the tinted windows, testing revealed that they only allowed 16% light through – with the legal requirement being 70%.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and taken to Gablecross custody.

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