Convictions for drug-driving quashed in forensics lab inquiry

Total of 41 cases overturned and further 50 investigations dropped after Randox lab data 'manipulation'

The criminal convictions of 41 people have been quashed following an investigation into alleged data tampering at a forensics lab, the National Police Chiefs' Council has said.

The NPCC's forensics lead, chief constable James Vaughan, said the 41 convictions or guilty pleas, all relating to drug driving offences, had been reopened and overturned.