18-year-old arrested. Drove without licence under the influence of amphetamine
Police in Kluczborg arrested an 18-year-old Volkswagen Golf driver without a licence. Amphetamine was found in the car, and the man admitted to taking the drug before driving.
Road check ends in arrest
A night-time road check carried out by Kluczborg police officers ended with the arrest of an 18-year-old. According to opolska.policja.gov.pl, officers from the investigations unit stopped a Volkswagen Golf whose driver had never held a driving licence. The vehicle had no current technical inspection and was not permitted to be on the road.
During the control procedure, the officers' attention was drawn to suspicious behaviour from the driver and three passengers — they avoided eye contact and answered questions briefly. In the vehicle's glove compartment, police found a small bag containing a white substance. A field test confirmed it was a drug: amphetamine.
The 18-year-old admitted that the substance found belonged to him and that approximately an hour before the check he had taken the drug. He refused to submit to a drug test, explaining that he expected a positive result. The Kluczborg police station took a blood sample from him for laboratory testing to determine whether he was driving the car under the influence of an intoxicating substance.
Possession of intoxicating substances carries a penalty of up to three years' imprisonment. The man will also face charges for driving a car without the required licence and driving a vehicle not permitted to be on the road. The results of the blood test will be significant for assessing the full circumstances of the case. A court will decide the fate of the 18-year-old.
Source: Google News PL — Crime (pl)