A 30-year-old suspended learner driver has been detected driving with cannabis and methamphetamine in their system in the Murrumbidgee region.

About 2.20pm on Friday 21 November, police attached to Griffith Highway Patrol were conducting patrols upon the Kidman Way in Darlington Point where they stopped a black holden Captiva for roadside testing and a licence inspection.

The driver disclosed to police he did not have a licence, and subsequent checks were completed which confirmed the driver was the holder of a New South Wales learner licence which was currently suspended for a drink driving offence.

Police also confirmed the vehicle being driven at the time was unregistered.

The driver was subjected to drug and alcohol testing which returned a positive result for cannabis and methamphetamine.

He was arrested, and a sample of his oral fluid was obtained which has been forwarded to NSW police laboratories for analysis.

The driver was issued a court attendance notice for driving whilst suspended and will be required to attend Griffith Local Court.

Action will be taken in relation to the illicit drugs present in the driver’s oral fluid when the sample obtained from the driver is analysed.

In relation to the use of an unregistered vehicle, the driver was issued penalty notices carrying a combined fine of $1688.