Licensing
Cab driver did not refute positive drug test based on claimed ingestion
of coca tea from Peru.
In a fitness proceeding, a for-hire vehicle driver was found to have tested positive for cocaine use. Respondent argued he had innocently ingested the substance while drinking mate de coca tea he purchased in Peru. Supervising ALJ Joan R. Salzman found that respondent's evidence was insufficient to refute the proof of illegal drug use and recommended license revocation.
Taxi & Limousine Comm'n v. Proano, OATH Index No. 234/14 (Sept. 18, 2013).