A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Clydebank after police stopped a van with an expired MOT and he allegedly gave false details and failed a roadside drug test for cannabis, as first reported by the Clydebank Post.

What police said happened

Officers from Police Scotland’s Dumbarton Road Policing team stopped a Ford Transit on Mountblow Road in the morning after identifying that its MOT had run out.

According to Police Scotland, the driver, a 26-year-old man, then gave officers false details. A roadside drug wipe was carried out and allegedly returned a positive result for cannabis.

The man was arrested and taken into custody. Police also said the vehicle had been seized.

In a statement, Police Scotland said the driver “will be reported for alleged offences of driving without a licence or insurance, attempt to pervert the course of justice, no MOT and drug driving (if found to exceed the prescribed limit)”.

What a positive wipe means

A roadside drug wipe is a screening test used by officers. Police said the drug driving allegation depends on whether the man is found to be over the prescribed limit, which means the roadside result alone does not settle the matter. In Scotland and the rest of the UK, it is an offence to drive with certain controlled drugs in the body above specified limits. Cannabis is a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

The man has not been named, and no charges have been confirmed in the reports. Being reported means police will send a report on the alleged offences to the Procurator Fiscal, who decides whether to take any action. The allegations have not been tested in court.

The report of the arrest was published by the Clydebank Post on 5 September 2026, based on a statement from Police Scotland. The date of the stop was not given beyond the morning of the report.