A WREXHAM man has lost his licence after drug driving.

Marcin Synal, of Coed y Nant, appeared at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old admitted that in September last year, he drove a Vauxhall Vectra in Bennions Road in Wrexham when the proportion of cannabis in his blood exceeded the specified limit.

He was found to have namely 8.2 microgrammes of the substance per litre of blood - the limit being two.

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Prosecutor Justin Espie told the court he was initially stopped due to his vehicle not having working headlights.

Police officers could smell cannabis from the vehicle, following which Synal produced a positive roadside test.

Andrew Holliday, defending, said his client is a working man who occasionally uses cannabis and that he had cooperated fully with the police.

District Judge Gwyn Jones handed down a fine of £450 for the offence, as well as a £45 surcharge and £85 costs.

Synal was banned from driving for 12 months.

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