A 40 year-old-man was arrested on Tuesday (January 25) after being pulled over in a stolen Lexus and returning a positive drug test.

At about 4.35pm on Tuesday police observed a gold-coloured Lexus Soarer with false number plates attached in Florey and directed the driver of the vehicle to stop.

Police checks revealed the man’s licence had been suspended since February 14 and a roadside drug screening test returned a positive result. The man was then arrested.

Investigations revealed the car had been reported stolen from Griffith on January 10, and the number plates were those issued to a different Lexus vehicle with registration that had expired in May 2021.

Further examination of the car revealed the ignition barrel had been tampered with and a search dscovered several items suspected of being stolen property.

The man will face the ACT Magistrate Court today, charged with drug driving, disqualified driving, driving a motor vehicle without consent, use of a number plate not properly issued, unlawful possession of stolen property, and breach of good behaviour obligations.