Posted: Thu 30th Sep 2021

Driver caught doing 100mph on A55 arrested for drug offences

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Sep 30th, 2021

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A driver who was clocked doing 100mph on the A55 has been arrested for drug offences. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police pulled the man over at the Shell services in Dwygyfylchi just off the dual carriageway. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

He then resisted a search before throwing a suspected bag of drugs on the floor. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

He was later arrested for drug offences, resisting a drugs search and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Sharing a picture of the stop on Facebook, members of the North Wales Police intercept team said: “The moment before it went badly wrong for one driver and we ended up rolling around in the mud. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Mistake number 1: Driver of the car was clocked doing 100mph along the A55. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Mistake number 2: Started fidgeting in the car, had something to hide. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Mistake number 3: Deciding to resist a drugs search. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Mistake number 4: Throwing your bag of suspected drugs whilst resisting said drugs search on the floor. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Mistake number: Silly enough to think they can outsmart us.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​


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