A DRIVER has been arrested after failing a roadside drug test for cocaine.

The suspect was stopped in Birkenhead at around 9pm this evening.

A spokesman for Bebbington Police said: "Police officers stopped a vehicle having seen it leave an address in Central Birkenhead known for drug issues.

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"The driver and vehicle were searched and the driver has failed a roadside drugs wipe testing positive for cocaine."