A MAN has been arrested after cops allegedly found him with a stash of drugs and a knife in the early hours of the morning. 

It is claimed the 31-year-old was found to have a small quantity of cocaine and a lock knife when he was stopped by officers in Kilpatrick Drive, Erskine. 

Police say they were called to the town after receiving reports of a man driving recklessly at around 4am yesterday. 

A report has been submitted to the procurator fiscal and the accused is due to appear in Paisley Sheriff Court at a later date.

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