Several drivers were busted by Manning Great Lakes Police District officers for drug offences during a traffic operation on Saturday, May 9.
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At 9.35am, a 25-year-old Wingham man was stopped on Gloucester Road, Wingham and tested positive to cannabis.
At 10am, a 36-year-old Tuncurry man tested positive to cannabis and methylamphetamine on River Road, Glenthorne.
At 11.05am, a 28-year-old man from Queensland tested positive to cannabis on Pulteney Street, Taree while 15 minutes later a 39-year-old Taree man produced a positive detection to cannabis on Manning River Drive, Taree South.
A 49-year-old Tuncurry man was detected with cannabis in his system while driving on Old Bar Road at noon.
At 2.25pm, a 17-year-old Forster youth tested positive to methylamphetamine on Little Street, Forster. Fifty minutes later, a 45-year-old Wingham woman tested positive to cannabis and methylamphetamine on The Lakes Way, Forster.
All motorists were suspended from driving for 24 hours and now await sample analysis by the NSW forensic and analytical science service.
Once the results are return, each driver will attend either Taree or Forster Local Court.
