Nearly 400 arrests were made as part of an annual drink and drug driving campaign.

A man driving without a seat belt and a woman who failed to stop when requested were among those pulled over by Kent Police between December 1 and January 1.

It was part of a nationwide initiative aimed at reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the country’s roads.

Officers did roadside breath tests on all drivers stopped for committing a road traffic offence, regardless of whether or not they suspected a drink or drug driving offence.

In total, 392 people were arrested.

This included a man who was stopped in Gillingham after the vehicle was suspected of having several defects.

The driver failed a drugs wipe and a knuckle duster was also found. He was arrested for several driving offences and has since been bailed.

Police also saw a man driving a van without a seatbelt on in Gillingham.

He was stopped and also failed a roadside drugs wipe. He was arrested for drug driving and has been bailed.

In Folkestone, officers arrested a woman who initially failed to stop and then failed a road-side drugs wipe which came back positive for cocaine.

Following a search of the vehicle a large amount of cocaine, cannabis and heroin was found. The woman has since been bailed.

Inspector Dave Crompton from Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit said officers had stopped more than 1,000 vehicles during the campaign, and was concerned people were still driving “in no fit condition to be behind the wheel”.

“We take a zero-tolerance approach to drink and drug driving at all times of the year, and this campaign helps to put the focus onto tackling this type of offending,” he said.

‘The consequences can be life changing for all involved’

“Driving under the influence of drink or drugs is a completely avoidable offence that places innocent members of the public in unnecessary danger.”

Alongside not wearing a seatbelt, using a mobile phone at the wheel and speeding, he said it was one of the most common cause of serious collisions.

He added: “While only a very small minority of motorists commit offences of this nature, the consequences can be life changing for all involved.”