A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 32-year-old Cinderford man accused of drug and driving offences.

Jake Grindle of Victoria Street, Commercial Street, Cinderford, was due before Cheltenham Magistrates Court on July 30th to enter pleas to four charges.

In his absence, the court issued a warrant without bail for his arrest.

The charges against him allege that on 12th December last year at Cinderford he was in possession of a quantity of cannabis and cannabis resin.

The remaining three charges relate to 27th January this year when he is alleged to have driven a VW Golf at Minsterworth while he had an excess level of Delta-9-Hydrocannabinol (cannabis) in his bloodstream.

He is also accused of failing to provide a blood sample for analysis and to have driven without a valid licence.