A DRINK-DRIVER in a van was caught by police when he was more than three times the legal limit.
Stephen Richards, 41, was stopped in a Ford Transit on the A468 Bedwas Road in Caerphilly.
He pleaded guilty to drink-driving with 120 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
The legal limit is 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
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Newport Magistrates' Court heard how the offence was committed on February 3.
Richards, of The Crescent, Machen, Caerphilly was sentenced to a 12-month community order.
The defendant will have to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work and complete a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
He was banned from driving for 29 months and must pay a £114 surcharge and £85 costs.
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