Police make 3 drug-drive arrests in one day as they stop cars in and near Scarborough

Officers from North Yorkshrie Police’s Roads Policing Team were responding to reports of yob behaviour when they came across a broken-down car abandoned in Pickering on Friday.

The driver of the blue Renault was tracked down and arrested after failing a roadside drugs test, which came up positive for cannabis.

Another driver was arrested on suspicion of drug driving on the same day after police stopped a blue Renault in Scarborough to check the driver was insured.

The driver’s insurance was in place but a roadside drugs test was positive for cannabis.

A third driver was arrested in West Knapton after being stopped on the A64 in a silver Land Rover Freelander because the car had two back lights out.

A roadside drugs test came up positive for cannabis.

Anyone with concerns about crime in the area can call police via 101.

Information can also be passed on anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.