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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Rebecca McCurdy

Repeat drug-driving offenders potentially missed due to delays in testing, new analysis shows

Around a quarter of drug-driving cases which couldn't be prosecuted due to backlogs involved repeat offenders

AROUND a quarter of drug-driving cases which could not be prosecuted because of toxicology backlogs involved potential repeat offenders, new analysis shows.

More than 5600 drug-driving blood samples have been tested since new legislation was introduced in 2019, which made it an offence to drive while under the influence of drugs including cocaine, morphine and cannabis.

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