Ketamine and cannabis found inside car after drug driver arrested by Lancashire Police in Preston

A drug driver was arrested after testing positive for cannabis in Preston.

A grey Vauxhall Astra attracted the attention of road traffic police in Blackpool Road on Thursday evening (July 7).

The car was subsequently followed to a hotel car park where a tactical manoeuvre was used to box it in.

Once stopped, the driver failed a roadside drugs test for cannabis and was promptly arrested.

A quantity of ketamine and cannabis was also found when police searched the vehicle.

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