A Billingham man thought to be among the first in the country to have been arrested following the introduction of new drug driving legislation has been bailed by police.
The 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit and was also arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled drug. He has been bailed pending further inquiries.
The man was arrested just before midnight on Monday after providing a positive roadside drug test.
He had been stopped on Marsh House Avenue on the same day new legislation came into force.
Section 5A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 allows officers to test anyone suspected of driving under the influence of excess drugs with a roadside kit.
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