Fife driver tests positive for cannabis, after being pulled over by police near Dalgety Bay

Police in Fife pulled over a driver who tested positive for cannabis, and also had a quantity of the drug in their vehicle.
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

The car was stopped on the A921 near Harbour Drive Roundabout in Dalgety Bay, at around 7.30pm on Thursday, January 6.

Officers smelt cannabis, and after conducting a search, they found a small quantity of the drug in the vehicle.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Road police officers gave the driver a drugs wipe, which he failed, as he tested positive for cannabis.

Read More
Alice Byrne: Pictures show police operation at Portobello beach as search for mi...

The man also had bloods taken for further drugs testing.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with drug and road traffic offences after a vehicle was stopped on the A921 near Harbour Drive Roundabout in Dalgety Bay around 7.30pm on Thursday, 6 January.

“A small quantity of cannabis was recovered from the vehicle.

Officers pulled over a driver in Fife, who tested positive for cannabis in a roadside drugs test.Officers pulled over a driver in Fife, who tested positive for cannabis in a roadside drugs test.
Officers pulled over a driver in Fife, who tested positive for cannabis in a roadside drugs test.

“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in due course.”

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this article. We're more reliant on your support than ever as the shift in consumer habits brought about by Coronavirus impacts our advertisers.

If you haven't already, please consider supporting our trusted, fact-checked journalism by taking out a digital subscription.