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On Christmas Eve: 26 drunk and 9 drugged on the road

A specialized police operation is underway to comply with the Road Traffic Act

Dec 24, 2024 19:40 69

On Christmas Eve: 26 drunk and 9 drugged on the road  - 1

The police have caught 26 drivers driving after drinking alcohol and nine - with drugs in their blood, over the past day, the Ministry of Interior announced.

14 of them got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol from 0.5 to 1.2 per mille, and another 12 - with over 1.2 per 1000, three drivers refused to be tested.

Nine drivers were caught driving under the influence of drugs or their analogues, three refused to be tested.

As part of a specialized police operation to comply with the Road Traffic Act, 10,587 motor vehicles were checked.

A control was carried out on 12,715 drivers and passengers. 3030 tickets and 530 acts for established administrative violations were drawn up.

The focus of the campaign is to prevent drivers from driving under the influence of alcohol, narcotics and/or their analogues, as well as driving vehicles by unlicensed drivers.