NSW Police have increased their presence on streets across the state, focusing on drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs following concerning road trauma trends last month.
Traffic & Highway Patrol officers commenced Operation RAID (Remove All Impaired Drivers) at 12.01am on Thursday May 8 and concluded at 11.59pm on Saturday May 10.
Incidents of note:
1. A 22-year-old driver was stopped on New England Highway, Deepwater around 7.30am on Friday May 9, due to the manner of driving.
The P-plater allegedly returned a positive result to a roadside breath test and was arrested and taken to Glen Innes Police Station.
He underwent a breath analysis and allegedly returned a reading on 0.128, he also allegedly tested positive to cannabis and methamphetamine during a secondary drug test.
He was charged with a number of offences with his license suspended, he will face court in July.
2. A 44-year-old man was stopped by police around 10:15pm on Friday May 9 on Chatham Road, Broadmeadow where checks on his license revealed he was disqualified from driving until 2059.
The man allegedly returned a positive result to an oral fluid test, with a subsequent search by police finding 96.26g of cannabis, 14.21g of methamphetamine, $1455 cash and a foldable knife inside the car.
The man was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station where he allegedly returned a positive result to methamphetamine and cannabis after a secondary oral fluid test.
He appeared in Parramatta Local Court where he was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court next month.
3. Around 1:40am on Saturday May 10, police were patrolling on Lang Street, Kurri Kurri, when they attempted to stop a vehicle, when he failed to do so, a pursuit was initiated.
A short time later, the car collided with a gutter and stopped. The driver, a 20-year-old man, was arrested and allegedly returned a positive roadside reading.
Police searched the car and allegedly located 320 capsules of MDMA, $1060 in cash and other substances in bags.
Police also allegedly located large knives and hatchets.
He was taken to Cessnock Police Station and charged.
