A TRUCKIE has been ordered off the road after he returned a positive reading for an illicit drug during a roadside police stop.
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Officers attached to the Central West Highway Patrol unit were conducting drug and alcohol testing at 1.15pm on Sunday on the Newell Highway when they stopped a semi trailer.
"The driver was drug tested and returned a positive result to an illicit drug," officers said in a statement.
"The driver was arrested and conveyed to Parkes Police Station where he provided a sample which also returned a positive reading to the illicit drug.
"He was issued a 24 hour prohibition from driving notice and was released pending an analysis of the sample."
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Nadine Morton
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
