A DRUG-driver has been banned from the roads for more than three years after he was caught out on a main road in Herefordshire.

Declan Barrett entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Kidderminster after previously entering a not guilty plea.

The court heard the 23-year-old had been caught behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Lancer on the A49 at Marlbrook in Herefordshire while over the drug-drive limit on April 21.

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An evidential blood test revealed he had 3.8 microgrammes of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood. The legal limit is two.

Barrett, of Walkers Green, Marden, was disqualified from driving for 42 months and handed a 12-month community order with 160 hours of unpaid work.

He must also pay costs of £700 and a £95 victim surcharge.

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