8 Feb, 2018 @ 11:30
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Driver in Spain tests positive for ‘every drug possible’, but is still allowed to drive

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A DRIVER has tested positive for ‘every possible kind of drug’ after being pulled over by police. 

The reckless 42-year-old had cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, methamphetamines and THC from cannabis in his system.

The Vigo-born local stopped due to his ‘suspicious’ driving near the industrial estate in O Campiño, Galicia.

Police had been taking part in a crackdown on illegal street racing.

“He might have taken more types,” police said, “But these are all the drugs that the machine we’re equipped with can pick up.”

His vehicle was impounded and six penalty points deducted from his licence.

He has also received a €1,000 fine.

He will soon face a court trial for reckless driving and could see three to six months inside and may have his licence withdrawn for a year.

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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