Woman driver with baby on board arrested after testing positive for drugs

Emily Thomson

Published: 12:50 AM November 24, 2019 Updated: 9:39 AM October 11, 2020

A female motorist travelling with a baby was arrested in Thetford after failing a drugs wipe. Photo: Breckland Police - Credit: Breckland Police

A motorist travelling with a baby was arrested in Norfolk after failing a drugs wipe.

#Thetford PC Harris conducted speed checks on Brandon Rd today:
14 drivers spoken to.
3 TORs for vehicles over 40mph.
1 female driver with 11 month old baby on board, stopped excess speed resulted in POSITIVE drugswpie #Arrested drug drive & possession #NotWorthIt #PC898 pic.twitter.com/iUIg2SASEu
— Breckland Police (@BrecklandPolice) November 23, 2019

Officers arrested the woman who had been speeding on Brandon Road, in Thetford, on Saturday, November 23, following a roadside drugs wipe which tested positive.

The female driver had an 11-month-old baby with her at the time.

In a tweet Breckland Police said: "One female driver with 11-month-old baby on board, stopped excess speed resulted in POSITIVE drugswipe #Arrested drug drive & possession #NotWorthIt."