Goulburn Court: Man banned for driving for a year after being caught with cannabis in system

Jaiden Tyler McNiven pleaded guilty in Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday to one charge of driving with an illicit drug in his system.

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Police documents revealed McNiven was pulled over by police on Lisgar Street just after 5pm on December 12, 2021 and asked to take a roadside breath test.

While the test showed a negative result, McNiven was then subjected to a drug test, which returned a positive result for cannabis.

McNiven admitted to police he was carrying about six grams of cannabis that he'd bought when driving through Bathurst.

Police conducted a search which found 6.18 g of the drug in his possession. He was taken to Goulburn Police Station where a second drug test also returned a positive result for cannabis.

Magistrate Geraldine Beattie was swift in her judgement, banning McNiven from driving for 12 months in addition to the fine.

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