TWO people have appeared in court after they were caught on the roads while over the drug limit in Herefordshire.
Aeres Mair Jones and Jack Lewis Wilkes both entered guilty pleas when they appeared before magistrates in Hereford on January 13.
The court heard Jones had been in charge of a Citroen C4 on the B4362 at Orleton on July 7, while Wilkes had been behind the wheel.
An evidential blood test revealed 35-year-old Jones had 4.4 microgrammes of cannabis metabolite delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, while 23-year-old driver Wilkes had 10 microgrammes of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood. The legal limit is two.
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Jones, of Pentrecourt Road, Llandysul, was fined £415, received 10 penalty points, and must pay costs of £135 and a £41 victim surcharge.
Wilkes, of the same address, was fined £513 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. He must also pay costs of £135 and a £51 victim surcharge.
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