Police find cannabis on driver

Dearne Safer Neighbourhood Team targeted cars and vans being used for criminal or antisocial purposes.

The Thurnscoe man, in his 20s, was driving without insurance. A search of his home address uncovered the drugs stash and “a significant amount” of cash. He was bailed until June.

Operation Backpack, which also involved officers from the Roads Policing Group, saw a dozen fines handed out in two days.

Nine speeding tickets were issued, another for no insurance and one for using a mobile while driving.

Pc Stuart Leadbeater said: “The operation was carried out to tackle the problem of people using vehicles for antisocial behaviour.

“Recently, we have received complaints from residents in the area regarding speeding, therefore this operation aimed to tackle both motoring offences and antisocial behaviour.”

Police patrolled areas including the Dearne Valley Parkway, Dearne Road and Bolton-on-Dearne in marked and unmarked cars.

They used numberplate recognition technology to select vehicles to stop on May 3 and 4.