A former company director has been banned from driving after being caught drug-driving in a BMW.
Fakhir Mehdi, 26, of Crawford Close, Freshbrook, appeared in court on Thursday, November 5, where he admitted to driving under the influence of drugs.
He was stopped by police on March 28 while driving a BMW on Great Western Way in Swindon.
Blood tests revealed he had 6.2 micrograms of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood, which is above the legal limit.
Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol is the substance found in cannabis.
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Mr Mehdi, a former director of the now-dissolved Swindon company Violent Lion LTD, also admitted to driving the BMW without valid car insurance.
Appearing at Swindon Magistrates' Court on Thursday, November 5, he has now been banned from driving on public roads for 16 months.
He has also been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £85 in court costs and a £400 government surcharge, bringing his total bill to £1,485.
Violent Lion LTD, the company that Mehdi used to run, was involved in the wholesale of household goods before it was dissolved.
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