Man, 29, arrested in Tamworth after roadside cannabis test and search
Staffordshire Police arrested a 29-year-old Tamworth man on 5 November 2026 after stopping a red Vauxhall Astra on Glascote Road and finding he tested positive for cannabis and cocaine. Officers found cannabis, cocaine and cash in a search of the driver, seized the uninsured car, and later released him under investigation.
🇬🇧 Glascote Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire · United Kingdom
A 29-year-old man from Tamworth was arrested by officers, who also seized the
Vauxhall.[1]Officers had pulled over the red Vauxhall Astra on Glascote Road
in Tamworth at around 9.30pm on Thursday, 5 November 2026.[1]A Staffordshire
Police spokesperson said officers from the force’s road crime team made the
roadside stop.[1]Upon closer inspection, checks showed the vehicle was being
driven without insurance while the driver was also disqualified.[1]
A subsequent roadside drugs test found the driver tested positive for both
cannabis and cocaine.[1]Officers conducted a stop-search and found the driver
in possession of cash, cannabis and cocaine.[1]Officers located a further
amount of cocaine inside the vehicle.[1]Officers seized the vehicle for
having no insurance.[1]
The man was detained on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence and
possession with intent to supply a Class A drug.[1]He was also dealt with for
driving and documents offences, police said.[1]He has since been released
under investigation.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No weight, quantity or form was published for the cannabis found on the driver, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
No amounts or values were reported for the cocaine or cash found during the stop-search and vehicle search.
The man's name and any later blood-test result, charge or court outcome were not reported, as he had been released under investigation.
The arrest on suspicion of possession with intent to supply concerned a Class A drug rather than cannabis specifically.
Birmingham Live's opening sentence refers to a roadside breath test, whereas the rest of the text and the quoted Staffordshire Police statement describe a roadside drugs test; this report follows the police statement.
The red Vauxhall Astra was seized for having no insurance rather than specifically for a cannabis offence.
The account rests on a single news report quoting a Staffordshire Police spokesperson.
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