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More drug driving arrests over the weekend as part of our Op Spotlight Fatal Four operation.
In the early hours of Saturday morning (26 April) officers stopped a car being driven by a 31-year-old woman in Cecil Street in Carlisle.
She was arrested after failing a breath test for alcohol and a drugs wipe.
She was subsequently released under investigation to allow time for blood test results.
On Saturday night we stopped a car in Silecroft, near Milom, driven by a 21-year-old man.
He failed a drugs wipe for cannabis and was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and possession of cannabis.
He was subsequently released under investigation to allow time for blood test results.
On Sunday night (27 April) officers stopped a car on the A590 at Witherslack.
The 19-year-old driver failed a drugs wipe and was arrested.
She was subsequently released under investigation to allow time for blood test results.
These arrests are part of Operation Spotlight - a national road safety op targeting the Fatal Four:
- Speeding
- Using a mobile phone at the wheel
- Not wearing a seatbelt
- Driving under the influence of drink and/or drugs
Find out more about Operation Spotlight - https://www.news.cumbria.police.uk/news/operation-spotlight-road-safety-op-targets-the-fatal-four