Oct 12, 2026 · 2 min · 2 segments
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Ben O'SheaHostJess EvansYes, police released statistics to the West Australian and they revealed that since July they had conducted more than 14,000 roadside drug and alcohol tests.
Of the 1,800 positive results, more than 150 drivers tested positive for cocaine.
They've pulled people over and everyone's familiar with, you know, you're blowing into the bag for a breath test.
Yeah, I believe it's still a swab and the officers are able to test for drugs and alcohol.
So it's under the same test that they're able to test the driver for cocaine.
And so what do police put this down to? Is it an increase in the drug in circulation in Western Australia?
They haven't given any detail as to why they believe so many are testing positive.
At the moment, they're testing positive for cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine.
And because this is something that the WA Police introduced a few years ago, because I think there was a lot of talk around, you know, we have very established methods for testing for under the influence of alcohol behind a wheel.
But then, you know, like I guess the reflection of what society is actually doing and people are taking these recreational drugs and it's leading to a situation where it can be very dangerous behind a wheel.
And I think police are constantly evolving their technology to be able to detect more illicit drugs.
So, yeah, I guess drivers be warned, you know, in the future they could be testing for any drugs.
Just, you know, like firstly, you probably shouldn't be told not to take illegal drugs anyway, but certainly don't get behind the wheel.
Yes, police released statistics to the West Australian and they revealed that since July they had conducted more than 14,000 roadside drug and alcohol tests.
Of the 1,800 positive results, more than 150 drivers tested positive for cocaine.
They've pulled people over and everyone's familiar with, you know, you're blowing into the bag for a breath test.
Yeah, I believe it's still a swab and the officers are able to test for drugs and alcohol.
So it's under the same test that they're able to test the driver for cocaine.
And so what do police put this down to? Is it an increase in the drug in circulation in Western Australia?
They haven't given any detail as to why they believe so many are testing positive.
At the moment, they're testing positive for cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine.
And because this is something that the WA Police introduced a few years ago, because I think there was a lot of talk around, you know, we have very established methods for testing for under the influence of alcohol behind a wheel.
But then, you know, like I guess the reflection of what society is actually doing and people are taking these recreational drugs and it's leading to a situation where it can be very dangerous behind a wheel.
And I think police are constantly evolving their technology to be able to detect more illicit drugs.
So, yeah, I guess drivers be warned, you know, in the future they could be testing for any drugs.
Just, you know, like firstly, you probably shouldn't be told not to take illegal drugs anyway, but certainly don't get behind the wheel.
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