A DRIVER who was stopped near Painswick has tested positive for a Class B drug.

Police pulled the driver over on Sunday night and following a drugs wipe it confirmed they had taken cannabis.

Stroud Police tweeted: “Driver near Painswick supplied a positive drugs wipe for cannabis at the roadside and was promptly arrested. Don't drug drive.”

This incident follows Gloucestershire Police’s Choose Zero campaign, launched on July 7, which has targeted a crackdown on drink and drug-driving, drug-driving and other offences.