POLICE stopped five suspected drug drivers in just one shift.

Traffic officers first stopped a driver in Canford Heath just 12 minutes after leaving the police station on Friday evening.

The driver was given a roadside drug test after a routine stop check when he admitted smoking cannabis the previous evening.

He had only had his licence back for two months after a previous drink drive ban, police say.

He was released under investigation while his blood is analysed.

Officers were then called to a collision in Boscombe after a driver failed to stop at a junction, ploughing into another vehicle.

The driver failed a drugs test for cannabis and cocaine and was released under investigation while police make further enquiries.

A short time later, police attempted to pull over a vehicle for a stop check. However, the driver initially failed to stop, leading the officers on a short pursuit before finally pulling over.

Officers quickly established that the driver only had a provisional licence. The driver then failed a roadside drugs test.

The vehicle was seized and police are continuing to investigate.

A fourth driver pulled over by officers admitted smoking cannabis every night. He was released under investigation.

As police returned to Poole, they spotted a white van being driven on both sides of the road in Winton.

When officers pulled the vehicle over, they could smell cannabis, and the driver subsequently failed a roadside drugs test.

A spokesperson for the No Excuses team said the driver then made up his details before it was discovered that he had a revoked licence as he had failed to reply to the DVLA about a medical.

He was arrested and taken to the police station, where he failed to provide a specimen of blood.

The spokesperson said: "Driving under the influence of drugs is extremely dangerous and can affect driving skills in a number of ways.

"Cannabis users often think they are safer when they are under the influence because they drive more slowly.

"However, cannabis slows reaction and decision times. It can also distort perception of time and distance, and result in poorer concentration and control of the vehicle.

"Cocaine leads to a sense of over-confidence and this is reflected in user’s driving style. Users typically perform higher risk, more aggressive manoeuvres at greater speeds.

"Ecstasy is extremely dangerous to drive on because it results in distorted vision, heightened perception of sounds, altered perception and judgment of risks and an over-confident driving attitude."