Drug Driving: On patrol with the police in Stoke-on-Trent

May 05, 2015, 02:40 PM

(Broadcast on BBC Radio Stoke, May 2015)

STAFFORDSHIRE Police say a new roadside test for drugs has been used on thirty drivers in the county -- with twelve people arrested.

Officers are now able to test for cocaine and cannabis using a swab which is put inside a persons mouth.

So how affective has it been?

BBC Radio Stoke's EMMA THOMAS has been out on patrol with officers in Stoke-on-Trent to see the kit in use...