{"id":69479,"date":"2014-05-30T17:10:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T07:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=69479"},"modified":"2020-11-30T15:01:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:01:27","slug":"two-out-of-three-aint-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/05\/30\/two-out-of-three-aint-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Out Of Three Ain’t Good …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gotcha … after the five-minute roadside drug test, which consists of licking a tester, drivers who return a positive result are brought back to the police station for a second saliva test using this $20,000 Drager Drug Test 5000 unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 30, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

A mobile police drug-testing unit pulled over three drivers in two hours yesterday in Nanango … and two tested positive to illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

Police say a 21-year-old Nanango tradesman was stopped on his way from one job to another. He allegedly tested positive to cannabis and admitted he had smoked a joint during the State of Origin match the night before.<\/p>\n

A 39-year-old Nanango woman allegedly tested positive to cannabis and amphetamines.<\/p>\n

The drug testing unit, headed by Senior Constable Amanda Kenyon, then shifted to Kingaroy, where a 24-year-old Gympie man in town on business allegedly tested positive to cannabis and methamphetamine.<\/p>\n

Senior Sergeant Duane Frank, from Kingaroy Police, said the testing was part of “Operation Pattern”, an ongoing road safety campaign specifically targeting drug drivers in the Kingaroy and Nanango areas.<\/p>\n

Today, a 26-year-old man in Nanango also tested positive to cannabis.<\/p>\n

“So far four people have been charged with drug driving,” Snr Sgt Frank said.<\/p>\n

“This is a serious concern to local police and reinforces our zero tolerance approach to road safety.”<\/p>\n

Snr Sgt Frank said the random drug test operations would continue at regular intervals.<\/p>\n

He said it was very disturbing that people chose to consume illegal drugs and then make the poor decision to drive, putting themselves and other road users at risk.<\/p>\n

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The drug testing unit – part of a group of 24 officers who travel the State – will be in the South Burnett until next Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Snr Constable Kenyon said the roadside test can detect cannabis use within the past 24 hours or so, and amphetamine use for up to a week.<\/p>\n

However, this can vary from person to person, depending on body weight and size, and the strength of the drug used.<\/p>\n

It can detect all forms of amphetamines including ecstasy and ice.<\/p>\n

In a roadside test, the police officer will ask the driver to lick a strip. \u00a0This will indicate in a few minutes whether cannabis or amphetamines have been detected.<\/p>\n

If positive, the driver is retested on a bigger unit back at the police station. A vial of saliva is collected tested in a bench-top analyser. This sample is then also sent to Queensland Health for further testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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