Brighouse scooter rider fails drug test by road policing unit
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The West Yorkshire Police Roads Policing Unit initially stopped the driver on July 23 for carrying a pillion.
The vehicle was seized for the driving offence and the rider arrested for providing a positive drug wipe sample.
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