Latest news with #Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
Powys County Times
5 days ago
- Powys County Times
Volkswagen motorist banned after drug-driving in Shrewsbury
A Welshpool man has lost his driving licence for 12 months after he admitted drug-driving in Shropshire. Gareth Skudra admitted the offence that happened on Brixton Way in Shrewsbury on January 3 this year, when he was brought before Telford Magistrates' Court on Friday, June 6. The court was told that Skudra had been driving a Volkswagen Toguan when he was stopped and a blood test showed he had 3.8 micrograms of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - the active ingredient in cannabis - per litre of his blood. The legal limit is 2mg. The 47-year-old, of Clifton Street in Welshpool, was told that he would lose his licence for 12 months for the offence. He was also fined £467 and must pay £85 court costs and a £187 victim surcharge.
Rhyl Journal
03-06-2025
- General
- Rhyl Journal
Man banned from the roads after drug-driving in Kinmel Bay
Ian MacGregor, 45, of Belgrave Road, was handed a 12-month driving ban at Llandudno Magistrates Court yesterday (June 3). MacGregor pleaded guilty to drug-driving during yesterday's hearing. The court heard that at 10.50pm on February 24, a police officer saw a vehicle being driven on Foryd Road without its lights turned on. After the officer stopped the car, the driver – MacGregor – gave a positive roadside drugs test for cannabis. He was arrested and taken to custody, where a sample of his blood was found to contain four micrograms of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – a compound in cannabis. In mitigation, the court was told that MacGregor has no previous convictions. MacGregor was said to be working part-time, and in receipt of Universal Credit, meanwhile. Sentencing, District Judge Gwyn Jones endorsed MacGregor's licence, and ordered him to pay a £200 fine, court costs of £85, and a surcharge of £80. The judge told MacGregor he had dealt with him as 'leniently as I possibly can'. He added to him: "Don't drive while banned, otherwise you'll be back before a court.'
Rhyl Journal
03-06-2025
- Rhyl Journal
Bodelwyddan drug-driver ‘didn't realise he was over limit'
James Burke, 40, of Bryn Dedwydd, was handed a 16-month disqualification from driving at Llandudno Magistrates Court yesterday (June 2). Burke, who pleaded guilty to drug-driving during yesterday's hearing, was also ordered to pay more than £500. The court heard that, just after 5am on February 20, a police officer saw Burke driving an Audi vehicle on the A525 with a defective headline. He was pursued by the officer until he brought his car to a stop, after which he returned a positive roadside test for cannabis. In custody, he gave a sample of his blood, which was found to contain 15 micrograms of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – a compound in cannabis. Mitigating, Burke's solicitor asked the court to acknowledge his 'timely guilty plea' and his absence of any 'relevant previous convictions'. Burke 'didn't realise he was over the legal limit' at the time, the court was told. A father of two, he is in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, and is trying to find work as a digger driver. Sentencing, District Judge Gwyn Jones fined Burke £300, and ordered him to pay £85 in costs, and a surcharge of £120. His licence was also endorsed. 'Please don't drive while banned,' the judge told Burke.
