A MILNTHORPE teenager has been fined for drug driving, a court heard.

On June 6, Connor Thorpe, 19, was driving in Grange when he was found to have delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his blood, namely 3.8ug/L , exceeding the specified limit of 2ug/L, South Cumbria Magistrates' Court was told.

The Firs Road resident was fined £207 and had his driving licence endorsed with 10 points.

He also had to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and court costs of £85, totalling £326.

The magistrates said the defendant's guilty plea taken into account when imposing sentence.