Speedster lit spliff, cracked beer, police say
A DRIVER lit up a joint while speeding past an unmarked police car with an open can of beer in his clutches, incredulous police have alleged.
The El Arish man, 29, was clocked at 115km/hr when he overtook police on on the El Arish-Mission Beach Rd on Cassowary Drive at Bingil Bay, south of Cairns.
When they pulled him over, police say they detected the smell of cannabis emanating from his vehicle.
A subsequent search located a small quantity of cannabis in the car.
It will be alleged that the man admitted to police that he had just lit up a joint as he overtook the police vehicle.
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