DRIVERS who were unlicenced, suspended and even tested positive for illicit drugs were detected in a major traffic operation in Wangaratta last Thursday.

Wangaratta Highway Patrol joined with Whitfield and local police officers to scan 2600 vehicles using an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera in the city.

“We were mainly located on Ryley Street near Merriwa Park and out on Parfitt Road,” said Sergeant Jeffrey Kyne of Wangaratta Highway Patrol.