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A 25-year-old Googong man will face court today after being caught drug driving twice yesterday.
About 11:30am yesterday (Sunday 11 January 2026), police stopped a vehicle travelling on Majura Parkway. The driver was subject to a roadside drug screening test which returned a positive result.
He was transported to Gungahlin Police Station where he underwent further testing which returned a positive result to a prescribed drug.
About 12:30pm the man was issued with a direction not to drive a motor vehicle for 12 hours and was released from custody pending further enquiries.
A short time later police again saw the man driving along Majura Parkway and directed him to stop. Police attempted to drug test him again but he refused.
About 1:40pm the man was taken into custody and transported to City Police Station. He was again asked to provide a sample to which he complied and received another positive result.
The man was placed under arrest and taken to the ACT Watchhouse. He will face court today (Monday, 12 January 2026) charged with two counts of driving with prescribed drug in oral fluid, two counts of refusing to undergo a screening test, and failing to comply with a police direction not to drive.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed a gold Honda Civic with ACT registration YLC 37C travelling on the Majura Parkway between 12:30pm and 1:20pm to contact Crime Stoppers via the ACT Crime Stoppers website. Please quote reference number 8271822. Information can be provided anonymously.