Police Scotland abandons drug driving cases over time limits

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Police Scotland abandons drug driving cases over time limits

Drug driving cases are being abandoned in Scotland due to a backlog of forensic cases.

Date - 21st June 2022
By - Chris Smith

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Scotland’s traffic officers will have to bin hundreds of cases involving drug driving because they have been timed out. The Scottish Police Authority is now investigating why 386 prosecutions have been abandoned after reaching the 12 month...

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