Watch the moment police wake driver asleep at wheel and find Class A drugs
Police have released bodycam footage of the moment a driver was caught asleep with the engine running and in possession of Class A drugs.
In the early hours of Saturday (Apr 4), police responded to reports of a man allegedly driving while intoxicated in Barnsley.
Officers approached the car on Wombwell Lane, where they found the driver slumped behind the wheel of the car suspected to be asleep, while the engine was still running.
Police woke the man up and conducted checks.
When the officers suspected something was amiss they carried out a a roadside drugs wipe and conducted a search of the man and the vehicle under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
A bag of suspected Class A drugs was quickly located hidden down the side of the driver's seat.
The 46-year-old was then arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and failing to provide a breath test.
He spent the night in Barnsley custody and has since been bailed pending further enquiries, police have said.