A man has been arrested for possession of illegal drugs after he attempted to run away after a car was stopped by police in Patchway. The officers involved were working on Operation Tonic, Avon and Somerset Police’s Christmas anti-drink/drug driving campaign that was launched recently at Aztec West. Later, at the police station, the man was found to be in
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Christmas drink drive campaign kicks off at Aztec West
Avon and Somerset Police’s Operation Tonic Christmas drink and drug driving campaign started today (Thursday 1st December) and the A38 Gloucester Road near the Aztec West Roundabout was the site of one of the first checkpoints to be set up. Officers from the force’s Road Policing Unit were randomly stopping vehicles on the southbound carriageway just south of the roundabout
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