Suspected drugs found by police officers (Image: Merseyside Police)
TWO people have been arrested for drug offences after being pulled over for a broken headlight, police have reported.
On Friday, December 10, the Merseyside Police Road Policing Unit tweeted that a driver was stopped for their headlight being out while driving in St Helens.
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On stopping the vehicle, officers conducted a roadside drug wipe on the driver and passenger.
The pair are reported to have both failed the drugs test, and upon further inspection, officers discovered "numerous wraps of suspected cocaine" in the car.
The pair were arrested and spent the night in custody.
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