Denny drink driver had empty wrap of heroin in car

A man was caught drink driving and a police search uncovered an empty wrap of the class A drug in the waistband of this trousers.
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Hardeep Singh (45) was driving his car in such an erratic fashion that it drew the attention of police. Not only was he more than two times over the legal drink driving limit when he was stopped by officers, he was also found with a wrap which contained traces of a brown powder.

Appearing at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday, Singh, 29 Abercrombie Street, Camelon, admitted drink driving on Glasgow Road, Denny on August 25 last year. He gave a reading of 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when the legal limit is 22 microgrammes.

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Singh also pled guilty to possessing heroin on the same date.

Singh appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday to be sentenced for his drink driving and heroin possession offencesSingh appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday to be sentenced for his drink driving and heroin possession offences
Singh appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court last Thursday to be sentenced for his drink driving and heroin possession offences

Rachel Wallace. procurator fiscal depute, said: “It was 11.35pm and police received a call about a car being driven in and erratic fashion. Officers saw the vehicle and the accused was the sole occupant.

“They detected a strong smell of alcohol coming from the accused. Police carried out a search of the accused, during which a wrap containing brown powder fell from the waistband of the accused’s trousers.”

The court heard Singh’s life could be a “lot more structured”.

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It was stated the money he made helping out at his sister’s shop was spent on heroin.

Sheriff Derek Livingston banned Singh from driving for 12 months and placed him on a supervised community payback order for two months.

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