A MAN who got behind the wheel while being twice the legal drug limit has been banned from the road.
Masoud Kiaran, of Brackenwood Mews, Wilmslow, admitted drug-driving when the case was heard at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on August 12.
The 41-year-old was driving a Vauxhall Corsa on Trafford Road, Greater Manchester, on May 2 this year when he was stopped by the police.
A subsequent blood test recorded Kiaran had 4µg/L of cannabis in his blood. The limit for this drug is 2µg/L.
Kiaran was disqualified from driving for 12 months.
Disqualification is obligatory for drug driving offences, the court heard.
The defendant was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and £48 victim surcharge.
Kiaran was granted permission to pay the £253 court penalty in £20 monthly instalments starting on September 13.
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