- Taxi driver, 37, arrested after being caught on tape smoking ice in his cab
- The Noble Park man was intercepted driving into the city on Thursday night
- Police allege he tested positive to the drug and had two bags of ice on him
- He is expected to be charged with drug driving and drug possession
A Melbourne taxi driver has been arrested after a passerby filmed him smoking ice in his cab.
Police pulled over the man as he drove in his cab towards the city down the busy Tullamarine Freeway on Thursday night.
The 37-year-old from Noble Park was allegedly found with two bags of white powder, believed to be ice, in his possession.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said the taxi driver tested positive for drugs after taking a roadside test.
A Melbourne taxi driver has been arrested after a passerby filmed him smoking ice in his cab
Police said they had received footage of the driver allegedly smoking the deadly drug in his cab a few days before intercepting him.
The footage was also sent to the Taxi Services Commission by the concerned person who captured the shocking moment.
The taxi driver is expected to be charged with drug driving, drug possession and failing to wear his taxi uniform.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Taxi Services Commission for comment.
Police were sent footage of the incident, and intercepted the man a few days later. They allege he tested positive for ice, and was found with two bags of the drug
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