Motorists in North Wales Face Roadside Drug Test Trial

Police in North Wales are in talks with Concateno, a manufacturer of a "drugalyzer" device, to enable drivers to be screened.

The roadside trials will allow the force to get an idea of how prevalent drug-driving is in the region after ministers drew up plans to create a new offence of driving with any illegal drug in the bloodstream.

Drivers would not be obliged to co-operate and because the equipment has yet to receive Home Office approval for roadside use, officers will not be able to prosecute a driver who gives a positive reading.

They would only be able to act under existing law if they could prove the motorist's performance was hampered by illegal drugs.

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North Wales Bus Drivers to Use DNA Swabs to Catch Yobs

BUS drivers will today be given DNA swab kits to help fight loutish crime and anti-social behaviour.

Anybody spitting at bus drivers, fighting or threatening other passengers could be caught by their own body fluids, in a clampdown on public transport yobs.

Abour 300 CSI-style swab kits are being handed out in Wrexham, meaning every bus driver in the county will get one.

They will use the equipment to take DNA samples from saliva, blood or other bodily fluids left by culprits on buses.

The evidence will then be tested against the national crime database to catch those responsible.
This is the first time the swabs have been trialled in North Wales. If it’s successful it could eventually be used across the network.

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They will come up with anything to get your DNA. One has to ask what are their motives!