Drink and drug drivers across Highlands and Islands – including Inverness – caught in Police Scotland Christmas clampdown

Police have caught two drink drivers and eight drug drivers this week as part of a concerted Christmas clampdown.

Highland and Islands police officers were undertaking the patrols as part of the festive drink/drug drive campaign under Operation Cedar (challenge, educate, detect and reduce).

During this week, officers arrested two drink drivers – a 23 year old man in Orkney and a 30 year woman in Shetland.

The eight drug drivers included a 20 year old man in Invergordon, a 19 year old woman at Tore, four men aged 32, 30, 21 and 20 years old in Inverness, a 25 year old man near Ullapool and a 26 year old woman in Fort William.

A number of other road traffic offences were also detected including two men aged 18 and 19 who were stopped while driving tractors on the A9 at Arpafeelie.

They were charged with careless driving and construction and use offences.

Inspector Donnie Mackinnon of the road policing unit said: “It's very disappointing to see these detections which highlight the risks that some motorists continue to take.

"The consequences of driving while unfit through drink or drugs cannot be underestimated.

"I would like to reassure the public that we are continuing to carry out patrols across the Highlands and Islands and will robustly enforce the law in order to change driver behaviour and reduce casualties."