A DRIVER who appeared to be smoking cannabis at the wheel was stopped during a police crackdown in North Dorset.
Officers from the No Excuse team said they spoke to the driver and a drug wipe test was carried out which police said was positive and a man was arrested.
He has been released pending blood results.
Later in the shift, officers saw a car parked unattended and with the engine running outside the Co-op store in Shaftesbury.
The driver, who told officers he had driven it, admitted driving without insurance and was given a ticket resulting in a £300 fine and six points along with a vehicle recovery fee of £150.
Officers then stopped a vehicle in Gillingham which was also found to be uninsured. The driver was arrested on suspicion of possessing cannabis, no insurance and drug driving.
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