A 24-year-old Minsterworth man who stole a flat bed trailer and was caught driving with cocaine in his bloodstream has been ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work.

Frank Smith was also banned from driving for two years by Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court and placed on a community order for six months.

Smith, of Caravan Site, Hygrove Place, pleaded guilty to stealing the Ifor Williams single axle trailer worth £1,500 from its owner on 28th April this year.

He also admitted driving a Land Rover Freelander in Gloucester on the same date when he had an illegal level of Benzoylecgonine (the main metabolite of cocaine) in his bloodstream.

He further admitted driving without third party insurance.