Arrests as car runs red light in Fareham and officers find £1,100 and suspected drugs

A patrol from the Roads Policing Unit witnessed a Vauxhall Corsa drive through a red light on Eastern Way at 2am on October 12.

Officers stopped and searched the car, with the occupants – a 32-year-old woman from Havant and a 46-year-old man from Portsmouth – testing positive during a drugs test.

Several wraps of what police suspected to be cocaine and more than £1,100 in cash were uncovered during the search.

A spokeswoman from Hampshire Constabulary said: ‘(The pair) were arrested on suspicion of drug driving, and possession with intent to supply.

‘They have been released from custody but remain under investigation.’

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Both the man and woman were arrested on suspicion of drug driving as officers could not confirm who was driving the vehicle.

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