Operation Limit – targeting dangerous drivers, including drink and drug drivers - has so far seen more than 600 vehicles stopped and around 40 arrests made.
Last night (9th December) Police received a report that a black Mercedes was being driven erratically that had spun before colliding with a wall before being driven off.
Our officers tracked the car down and stopped the car as the driver was about to pull onto the M6.
The driver a 25-year-old man from Lancashire was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance and after failing a roadside drugs wipe. He was further arrested for possession of Class A after suspected drugs – alleged to be crack and heroin - were discovered hidden in his underwear.
The driver was released under investigation to allow police to carry out further enquiries.
We are targeting drug and drink drivers all year round.
Contact us today if you suspect someone of drug or drink driving.
You can report online at https://www.cumbria.police.uk/reportit
You can also phone on 101.
Always call 999 in an emergency – including when a crime is in progress.
Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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