Eyemouth man sentenced after pleading guilty to drug driving in Berwick

Peter Scott, 26, of Stebbings Rise in Eyemouth, previously admitted two drug driving charges after being stopped by police in the North Road area of the town at 12.50am on January 9.

Berwick magistrates heard he had provided positive samples for having cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his blood. The cocaine reading of 32ug/l was above the specified limit of 10ug/l.

After reading pre-sentence reports, he was given a 200 hour community payback order.

He was also given an 18 month driving disqualification and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.