Volkswagen motorist banned after drug-driving in Shrewsbury
Gareth Skudra admitted the offence that happened on Brixton Way in Shrewsbury on January 3 this year, when he was brought before Telford Magistrates' Court on Friday, June 6.
The court was told that Skudra had been driving a Volkswagen Toguan when he was stopped and a blood test showed he had 3.8 micrograms of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - the active ingredient in cannabis - per litre of his blood.
The legal limit is 2mg.
The 47-year-old, of Clifton Street in Welshpool, was told that he would lose his licence for 12 months for the offence.
He was also fined £467 and must pay £85 court costs and a £187 victim surcharge.
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