Drugged-up driver caught on Elgin's Edgar Road
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A negative breath test result left police officers surprised – until they found £300 of class-A drugs inside a driver's car.
Martin Glendinning was said to have glazed eyes and slurred speech when the officers pulled him over.
The police had received a report of erratic driving at about 6pm on April 18, 2020, on Edgar Road in Elgin.
The witness stated that a car had pulled out at speed from the Screwfix store.
A search of Glendinning's vehicle revealed 11.2g of diamorphine in a bag.
The 45-year-old, whose address was given in court papers as Station Road, Kinloss, pleaded guilty to one charge of possession.
In addition, he also admitted another charge of driving a vehicle while incapable.
Sheriff Robert McDonald banned Glendinning from the roads for a year.
He also placed him under a 7pm-7am home curfew for 72 days.
