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Littleport man Samuel Wallen in King’s Lynn court after ex-girlfriend reported his drug-driving




A drug-driver was caught after “a bit of a party” when his ex-girlfriend reported him to the police.

Samuel Wallen, 31, was pulled over on the A47 at East Winch on July 30 last year after officers received the tip-off.

There were no concerns about his manner of driving - but a drug swipe showed he was over the limit for cocaine.

Samuel Wallen was sentenced at Lynn Magistrates’ Court
Samuel Wallen was sentenced at Lynn Magistrates’ Court

After being arrested, tests revealed he had 31mcg of the Class A drug per litre of blood. The legal limit to drive is 10mcg.

He also had traces of cannabis in his system, but it did not exceed the limit.

He pleaded guilty to drug-driving at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Mitigating, duty solicitor Andrew Cogan said that Wallen and his partner had engaged in “a bit of a party” the weekend before his offence.

However, after they broke up, she opted to report his actions.

“His ex-girlfriend phoned the police and said, ‘I know Samuel Wallen is driving around and he has taken cocaine’,” Mr Cogan said.

He also detailed a workplace injury Wallen recently suffered, after a saw “leapt up” out of an oak beam in a historic building.

This saw him airlifted to hospital after two of his fingers were nearly severed in the “industrial accident”.

Magistrates disqualified Wallen, of The Furrow in Littleport, from driving for 12 months.

He will also pay a £120 fine, £48 victim surcharge and £50 in court costs.



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