Last Sunday evening, Swedish police patrols inspected a truck driver and his vehicle. They found that the driver didn’t have a driver’s license, his rapid test for THC proved positive, so he must have consumed cannabis, and he spent his weekly rest in the cab.
Instead of fining him severely on the spot, Swedish officers decided to help him by providing him with some fruit, sandwiches and water, as he didn’t have any food or money.
The HGV, however, was clamped, and the employer received a fine of 20.000kr (approx 1,940 euros). Finally, the police ensured that the driver could spend a full weekend’s rest at a hotel at his employer’s expense.