02/01/2026
A590 & M6. Concerns raised by other drivers about the standard of driving from a car on the A590 travelling towards Kendal from Ulverston. Kendal based officers located the vehicle and conducted a stop check. The driver subsequently failed a roadside drugs test and was arrested. A small quantity of controlled drugs were located inside the car when it was searched.
Fi****ms Support Unit conduct a random check on a vehicle which had been travelling on the M6. The driver failed the roadside drugs test, was arrested and taken to Custody at Kendal Police Station.
Both drivers have been required to provide samples of blood for evidential analysis. If drug levels are found to be above the threshold for prosecution they can expect to be summonsed to the Magistrates Court and disqualified from driving just as a drink driver would.
Officers across our Neighbourhood, Patrol, Roads Policing and Fi****ms Support Unit are all trained to undertake roadside tests for drugs and alcohol and these test take place day and night.