Murray Mallee Police have been busy on the roads during the weekend with multiple drivers caught under the influence of drugs and alcohol, including in the Riverland area:
About 11.10am on Friday 7 August, police conducted a traffic stop on a Suzuki sedan on Old Sturt Highway, Berri for the purpose of a driver test.
The driver of the vehicle, a 32-year-old man from Barmera returned a positive sample for cannabis and cocaine.
He was issued an expiation notice and a three-month immediate loss of licence notice.
And about 9.35pm on Friday 7 August, police conducted a traffic stop on a Mitsubishi ute on McMillan Street, Loxton.
The driver of the vehicle, a 37-year-old man from Loxton underwent a breath test and returned a positive reading of 0.088.
He was issued a six-month immediate loss of licence notice and was reported for drink-driving.
He will be summonsed to appear in the Berri Magistrates Court at a later date.
