CAUGHT IN THE ACT
SUSPICIOUS SEFTON PHV LEADS POLICE TO MAJOR DRUGS, CASH AND LUXURY GOODS HAUL
A private hire driver and passenger have been arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences. The Liverpool Echo reports that police stopped a PHV in the Waterloo area on the night of Wednesday 30 March. The PHV was found to be in breach of its licence and the passenger was found with a large amount of cannabis and suspected cocaine. Following the arrests police then carried out a number of searches of linked addresses where they found a
quarter kilo of cocaine, around £5,000 in cash and luxury goods.
Police posted a photograph on social media which appeared to be of seized Louis Vuitton shoes and Cartier watches. Police said the money and luxury goods were thought to be linked to the proceeds of crime. The drugs, cash and luxury goods were seized by officers. A 38-year-old man from Netherton and a 26-year-old man from Brighton-le- Sands were both arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences. Both men are set to be questioned by detectives.
ERRATIC SEFTON PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
A suspected drug driver was arrested from behind the wheel of a private hire vehicle. According to the Liverpool Echo, officers from Merseyside Police spotted the PHV driving around the Waterloo area on Saturday, April 17. The vehicle, licenced by Sefton Council, was pulled over by police and a road side drugs wipe was used on the driver. Sefton Police published a post on
Facebook following the arrest, they said: “Operation Pelican Officers yesterday arrested a 40-year-old male from the Waterloo area for Drug Drive. “The vehicle was a Sefton private hire vehicle and was stopped after it was sighted driving erratically. “The driver was arrested after failing a road side drugs wipe suspected to be under the influence of cocaine.”
EXETER CABBIE CAUGHT RUNNING A RED LIGHT ASKS POLICE TO ‘JUST FORGET ABOUT IT’
A taxi driver has been caught acceler- ating and running a red light. DevonLive reports that police shared an update where officers said the driver had been reported for the offence. Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing Team wrote on Twitter: “This taxi was stopped in #Exeter last night after contravening a red traffic signal. ‘It was amber!’ he said. They continued: “It was as he acceler- ated to beat it but alas it was red when he drove through.
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“Can we just forget about this?”, no we can’t. “Driver reported.”
Running a red traffic light is an offence under section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The act provides that a person driving a vehicle ‘who fails to comply with the indication given by the sign is guilty of an offence’. Those convicted of a driving offence may be disqualified, and may be required to pass a practical driving test to regain their driving licence. For those convicted of very serious offences, this will result in an extended driving test.
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