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A Rowville man who tested positive for ice is the first drug driver that Maroondah highway patrol has nabbed since being equipped with new saliva testing.
As part of a statewide rollout, all Victoria Police highway patrol units in the eastern suburbs are now mobile drug testing units, a capability previously exclusive to state highway patrol units or booze and drug buses.
A 39-year-old Rowville man was pulled over on Stud Rd, Scoresby, for unlicensed driving on March 24.
A preliminary drug test on the driver was positive for ice.
Drugs could be detected in the system up to 28 days after use
He will be charged on summons.
The oral fluid test can detect drivers under the influence of cannabis or amphetamines.
Maroondah Police highway patrol acting Sergeant Andrew Sands said drugs could be detected in the system up to 28 days after use. Motorists who fail the test for the first time will be fined $443 and have their licence suspended for three months.
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