POLICE arrested a 38-year-old man in Newent on suspicion of drug driving, after a test indicated a positive reading for cocaine and cannabis.

Officers had seen a vehicle being driven through Newent at around 8.20pm on Thursday, January 16, and pulled it over as a routine stop.

A spokesperson said: “Following a drugs wipe, a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving with the concentration of a controlled drug above the specified limit.”

Forest’s Neighbourhood Policing team said via social media: “Most alarmingly, he had children in the vehicle with him at the time and was driving through the town centre.”

It added: “Drug driving is never acceptable.”

The man has been released under investigation while enquiries continue.