Police in Dungannon arrested a motorist early on Wednesday after stopping a vehicle for erratic driving on Granville Road.

Officers from A Section Dungannon spotted the car swerving across the road and moving at varying speeds during a routine patrol.

The driver appeared heavily intoxicated. A roadside breath test indicated a reading more than three times the legal alcohol limit.

The motorist was taken into custody on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol.

The driver remains in police custody pending charges when fit to be charged.

Police warned that driving under the influence has no place on roads.