A motorist who drove through a no entry sign was pulled over by police and found with cannabis and cocaine in his system.

Luke Reynolds was spotted by officers in a Vauxhall Astra driving into the no entry road in Gravesend, so they pulled him over and smelt cannabis in the vehicle.

Officers then found cannabis in the car and Reynolds was asked to do a saliva test which proved positive.

He was arrested and taken to a police station. Further checks revealed he only had a provisional licence and so was not insured to drive the Astra.

The 28-year-old was given a blood test which found cocaine in his system.

Reynolds, of Park Road, Dartford, was charged with possession of cannabis, driving without a licence, driving without insurance and two counts of drug driving.

He admitted the offences when he appeared before magistrates in Medway on March 29.

James Nichols, prosecuting, told the court Reynolds was pulled over in The Terrace on August 23, last year. He was found to have 2.8 microgrammes of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the chemical in cannabis) per litre of blood in his system, the legal limit it 2.

He also had 332 microgrammes of Benzoylecgonine (a metabolite of cocaine) per litre of blood, the legal limit is 50.

Mr Nichols added: “There was a contravention of the no entry sign so he was pulled over.

“There was a strong smell of cannabis and officers found the drug in the car.

“He was also found to only have a provisional licence so therefore was not insured to drive the vehicle and his home was searched and a small amount of lose cannabis was also found in the kitchen.

“His blood samples showed cannabis and cocaine in his system. He has a previous conviction for possession of drugs and he was carrying a passenger.”

The court heard Reynolds, a roofer, had only driven that day to give a friend a lift home to Gravesend from Dartford. He had taken the cocaine the day before, but had smoked weed the day he was pulled over.

Magistrates banned Reynolds from driving for 12 months and he was fined £200 for one of the drug-driving offences, he received no separate penalty for the other.

He was also fined £133 for the possession of cannabis and £133 for driving without insurance.

Reynolds received no separate penalty for driving without a licence and magistrates ordered the cannabis be destroyed.