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QLD ADDS NEW COCAINE TEST TO ROADSIDE DRUG DETECTION

One state is bringing in a new test to detect motorists for an illicit substance
as it discovered that one in four are driving under the influence.

Eli Green

less than 2 min read
July 10, 2023 - 3:00PM
NCA NewsWire

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Queenslanders will now be tested for cocaine as a part of the state’s roadside
drug detection effort.

The new test used by police officers will detect cocaine alongside MDMA
(ecstasy), THC (cannabis) and methamphetamines.

The change comes after an increase in the number of drivers involved with
serious crashes testing positive for cocaine in the past five years.


Drug-driving was involved with 20 per cent of all fatalities on Queensland roads
last year.

Police conduct about 50,000 random tests every year, with one in four motorists
returning a positive result for some type of illicit drug.

Last year, 61 people died from crashes involving a drug-driver or rider, about
20 per cent of the lives lost on Queensland roads.

The number of drug-related car deaths has increased by about 30 per cent over
the past five years.

Drivers who test positive for cocaine, cannabis, speed, ice, or ecstasy will
have their licence disqualified, face fines of up to $2167, and repeater
offenders could receive jail time.


Most states only test for MDMA, THC, and methamphetamines. Picture: NCA NewsWire
/ David Mariuz

The number of motorists caught with drugs in their system was “unacceptable”,
according to Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey.

“If you‘re behind the wheel with drugs in your system, you’re not only a danger
to yourself but to every other Queenslander and we make no apologies for coming
down hard,” he said.



Queensland, which began random drug screening 15 years ago, follows NSW in
adding cocaine to roadside drug tests.

NSW introduced the drug to its testing campaign in 2018, while other states only
test for MDMA, THC, and methamphetamines.

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