Drug riders on the Eyre Peninsula

Just before 1.30pm on Thursday 13 March, police travelling on Stevenson Street at Port Lincoln detected a Honda motorcycle not bearing registration plates.

Police stopped the rider, a 47-year-old local man, and had a conversation with him.  Checks revealed the man has never held a motorcycle licence and his bike was unregistered and uninsured.  He submitted to a drug test and provided a positive result to methamphetamine.

His bike was impounded for 28 days and he was issued a three month immediate loss of licence

The man was arrested and charged with traffic offences, he was granted police bail to appear in Port Lincoln Magistrates Court on 4 June.

About 7pm on the same day, police stopped a Suzuki motorbike on McGee Street in Whyalla for a mobile rider test.  Checks showed the bike was unregistered and uninsured and the man has never held a motorcycle licence.

The rider, a 53-year-old man from Whyalla Stuart screened positive to methamphetamine.

His Suzuki was impounded for 28 days and he was served with a three-month instant loss of licence.  He was reported for the above offences and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.