A 34-year-old Barcin resident is to answer before a court for driving under the influence of intoxicants and possessing them.[1][2] Police stopped his Ford passenger car on a street in Barcin on Monday, 2 November, a few minutes after 11 a.m.[1] Officers said the driver was restless and had bloodshot, watery eyes.[1][2] A saliva test indicated psychoactive substances in his body, and officers seized his driving licence.[1][2] The 34-year-old was detained and charged with driving under the influence and possession.[1][2]

Barcin detectives then checked his home and his summer allotment with a service dog from Bydgoszcz city police trained to detect drugs.[1][2] In the allotment’s altana, a garden gazebo, officers found a bag of dried plant material.[1][2] Preliminary tests identified the material as marijuana.[1][2] Police secured nearly 17 grams of the substance.[1][2]

The summer plot where the drugs were found belonged to the driver.[1] Officers had become suspicious about his condition during the roadside check.[1] He faces up to three years in prison, with a court to decide his fate.[1]