A 30-year-old learner driver with a suspended license has been detected allegedly driving with cannabis and methamphetamine in their system in the Murrumbidgee region.

At about 2:20 pm on Friday November 21, Griffith Highway Patrol police were conducting patrols on Kidman Way in Darlington Point, where they stopped a black Holden Captiva for roadside testing and a licence inspection.

The driver admitted he was unlicensed.

Police checked, and found the driver had a New South Wales learner licence, currently suspended for a drink driving offence. They found the vehicle was unregistered.

The driver was subjected to drug and alcohol testing, which allegedly returned a positive result for cannabis and methamphetamine.

The driver was arrested.

A saliva sample was sent to New South Wales Police Laboratories for scrutiny.

The driver was issued a court attendance notice for driving whilst suspended and will be required to attend Griffith Local Court.

The matter of the drug test will be pursued further once the results come back from the laboratory.

The driver was issued penalty notices carrying a combined fine of $1688.