General News
3 August, 2026
Early morning drug test for driver
The driver underwent roadside drug testing and allegedly returned a positive result.
POLICE were out and in force early on July 4, ready to stop drivers doing the wrong thing.
Officers stopped a man at around 3.50am on Kings Avenue, St Arnaud.
The driver underwent roadside drug testing and allegedly returned a positive result.
The 48-year-old man was taken to St Arnaud Police Station for further testing and interview before being issued with a $627 penalty infringement notice and having his driver’s licence suspended for six months.
Highway drug test
A 40-year-old Rupanyup man received a $627 penalty infringement notice and had his driver’s licence suspended for six months after being stopped by police.
The driver was found on the Wimmera Highway near St Arnaud at around 12.55am on 4 July 2026.
Police say the driver returned a positive roadside oral fluid test for methylamphetamine and was taken to St Arnaud Police Station for further testing, where the result was confirmed.
Speeding on drugs
AT AROUND 8.30pm on July 15, police stopped a vehicle on the Sunraysia Highway at Swanwater after detecting it allegedly travelling at 125 km/h.
The driver, a 34-year-old man from Miners Rest, was issued with a $575 penalty infringement notice and had his driver’s licence suspended for three months for the speeding offence.
The driver was also subjected to a roadside drug test, where police allege he returned a positive result. He was subsequently conveyed to St Arnaud Police Station for further testing and interview.
Following that process, the driver was issued with a further $627 penalty infringement notice and received an additional six-month licence suspension for the alleged drug-driving offence.
If you have information about crime or suspicious behaviour, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
For non-urgent police assistance, contact the Police Assistance Line (PAL) on 131 444.
In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000).
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