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The National Day holiday is coming soon. In order to prevent the increase in drunk driving and drug driving cases during the holidays, the police usually strengthen road inspections and law enforcement.
The New Taipei police conducted a large-scale raid on the eve of the National Day holiday and seized a total of 22 cases of drugged and drunk driving. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)
The National Day holiday is approaching. The New Taipei City Police Department yesterday mobilized 624 police officers to carry out simultaneous law enforcement on 72 important arterial roads and security hotspots in the city, and vigorously cracked down on drug driving and drunk driving. The police used high-intensity road inspections and mobile patrols to detect 10 cases of drug driving and 12 cases of drunk driving, demonstrating their iron-fisted determination to maintain traffic safety and social order during the consecutive holidays.
The police's special task force adopted methods such as closed road inspections and patrols to not only suppress major driving violations, but also comprehensively cracked down on various crimes. In addition to moving and storing 22 cars and motorcycles on the spot, the police also arrested 32 wanted criminals, investigated 8 criminal cases, and arrested 12 people in total, and found 4 missing migrant workers.
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The New Taipei City Police Department emphasized that detecting drug-impaired drivers is the key to preventing major traffic accidents. If a driver is found to be positive in a quick test, the driver will be banned from driving immediately and the vehicle will be impounded. In addition, the police will continue to collect relevant information and analyze crime hotspots, trace the source and trace the supply chain, and comprehensively prevent the spread of drug harm to the road.
The police reiterated that drug driving and drunk driving seriously threaten public life and safety. The police adhere to a zero-tolerance law enforcement stance. During the holidays, they will continue to maintain high-intensity law enforcement capabilities and vigorously crack down on various drug crimes. They call on the public not to break the law and work together to protect a safe traffic environment.
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The New Taipei police conducted a large-scale raid on the eve of the National Day holiday and seized a total of 22 cases of drugged and drunk driving. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)
The New Taipei police conducted a large-scale raid on the eve of the National Day holiday and seized a total of 22 cases of drugged and drunk driving. (Photo by reporter Yao Yuehong)
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The New Taipei City Police Department will continue high-intensity law enforcement during the National Day holidays and maintain a zero-tolerance policy for drugged and drunk driving.
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