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Glasgow Live
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Kirsty Feerick & Christina O'Neill

M8 Lamborghini driver 'fails drug test' after running out of fuel near Glasgow Airport

A sports car driver has been caught with drugs after running out of fuel on the M8, it's claimed.

The motorist was stranded in a Lamborghini on a busy lane of the motorway near Glasgow Airport when police arrived at the scene.

Police allege the motorist then failed a roadside drug wipe for cannabis and cocaine – and found him in possession of a Class A drug.

He has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal, the Daily Record reports.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "The driver of this Lamborghini decided to ignore his low fuel warnings and ran out of fuel resulting in him being stranded on a live lane of the M8 near to Glasgow Airport.

"Road Policing Officers covering K division attended.

"The driver's night went from bad to worse when he failed the roadside drug wipe for cannabis and cocaine.

"The driver was taken into police custody and found to be in possession of a Class A drug.

"Driver will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal and will have to explain his actions to the court."

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