Drug-driving arrests made as 41 vehicles stopped in Sussex

Friday, 24 December 2021 12:22

By V2 Radio News Team

Sussex Roads Police tweeted that it responded to a 'number of emergency calls' on Thursday night (23rd December).

The emergency call outs included two road traffic collisions and vehicles which has broken down.

Police said 41 vehicles were also stopped by officers and six people were arrested on suspicion of drug-driving.

"We also conducted static road checks in Crawley for #OpDragonfly," Sussex Roads Police added in a tweet.

"Our Gatwick Police colleagues stopped a male we recently received blood results back for, today he was positive again for cannabis and arrested.

"Whilst in custody we have charged the 37-year old male from Burgess Hill for drug-driving for our last job and await latest results."

Police confirmed that a number of breath tests were carried out with those 41 vehicle stops but no one was found to be drink-driving.

D Section were covering the late shift today. A number of emergency calls responded to including:

➖ 41 vehicle stops
➖ 6 arrests for Drug Driving
➖ 2 Road Traffic Collisions
➖ 2 broken down vehicles

We also conducted static road checks in #Crawley for #OpDragonfly

^CS512 pic.twitter.com/Vqv4xQuaMj
— Sussex Roads Police (@SussexRoadsPol) December 23, 2021

Our @GatwickPolice colleagues stopped a male we recently received blood results back for, today he was positive again for Cannabis and arrested.

Whilst in custody we have charged the 37 year old male from Burgess Hill for drug driving for our last job and await latest results. pic.twitter.com/qWggLtFWDE
— Sussex Roads Police (@SussexRoadsPol) December 23, 2021

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