Driver arrested after failing new roadside drugs test as cops discover 'rolled banknote with white powder' in car

-Credit: (Image: Facebook: Police Fermanagh & Omagh)
-Credit: (Image: Facebook: Police Fermanagh & Omagh)


A driver has been arrested after returning a positive result on one of the PSNI's new Drug Wipe Tests which were introduced earlier this week.

Officers in Fermanagh were taking part in a rural crime operation when they observed a vehicle acting suspiciously in the Irvinestown Road area of Enniskillen.

During a search of the vehicle, officers discovered empty bags with trace white powder and a rolled bank note with white powder.

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The driver was subjected to one of the PSNI's new roadside Drug Wipe Tests which returned positive results for traces of cannabis and cocaine in the drivers system.

Posting on social media, the PSNI said: "The team observed a vehicle acting suspiciously in the Irvinestown Road area of Enniskillen. Following speaking to the driver, the team carried out a search under Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act. During the search we noticed empty bags with trace white powder and a rolled bank note with white powder.

"In a first for the district and potentially in the PSNI, District Support Team used our new roadside Drug Wipe Test which returned positive results for Cocaine and Cannabis in the driver's system. As a result of this, the driver was arrested for Driving Whilst Unfit Through Drugs and is bailed for a forensic test of the blood sample.

"We will continue in our endeavours to make our roads safer and hopefully remove such individuals from the roads."

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