A MAN caught drug driving in a supermarket car park had been banned from the roads and hit with a heavy fine.

John Strange, 46, pleaded guilty to driving a Volvo V50 car with a cannabis derivative in his blood at Morrisons in Abergavenny.

The offence took place on February 7, Newport Magistrates' Court was told.

Strange also admitted driving without insurance.

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The defendant, of Investiture Place, Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf was disqualified from driving for 28 months.

He was fined £1,083 and ordered to pay £85 costs.