A Cilgerran man has been banned from the road for three years after appearing in court to admit drug driving.

Tristan Edwards, of Stabl y Bryn, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 28 August.

The court heard that the 31-year-old was stopped by police while driving a Toyota Corolla on Priory Street in Cardigan on 8 March this year.

Roadside swipes and laboratory testing showed that Edwards had benzoylecgonine – the major metabolite of cocaine – in his system exceeding the specified limit.

Magistrate disqualified Edwards from driving for 36 months and handed him a fine of £300.

Edwards must also pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £85 as well as a surcharge to fund victim services of £120.