A SOUTHAMPTON man has been banned from the roads for one year after he was caught drug driving.

Joseph Alan Mario Baldacchino, 22, was caught drug driving on Lordshill Way, Southampton, on June 3.

He had Delta-THC, an active component of cannabis, in his blood.

Baldacchino, of Saturn Close, Southampton, pleaded guilty at Southampton Magistrates' Court.

He was disqualified from driving for one year and fined £83.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 and £85 in court costs.