On October 31, the first day of the new drug-driving system, a man driving a Lexus LM 500h van with a new price of more than 5 million yuan was stopped by the police at the Changhua County Stadium. A quick drug test showed a positive result for amphetamines. The police confiscated the van in accordance with the law and transferred the man to justice on drug charges. The man was frightened on the spot and was extremely upset that he could not get the vehicle back. The police emphasized that in addition to the increased fines for drug-driving under the new system, confiscated vehicles will be confiscated and auctioned in accordance with the law, so do not take any chances.
The new drug-driving regulations under the "Road Traffic Management Punishment Regulations" will go on the road on October 31 this year. This amendment to the law significantly increases fines, expands the confiscation of vehicles, and strengthens the responsibilities of drivers' licenses and passengers in the same car. Expand the section of confiscated vehicles. Regardless of whether the illegal vehicle is owned by the driver (such as a borrowed vehicle, a rental car, hired to drive an official car or a driver, etc.), as long as it involves drug driving or refuses drug testing, the illegal vehicle will be confiscated and cannot be recovered.
On the first day of the implementation of the new drug-driving law, at noon that day, the Changhua County Police received a report from the public stating that there was a Lexus LM at the county stadium. The 500h van behaved suspiciously. The police rushed to the scene and found that the driver of the van was in a trance with flashing eyes. They performed a drug saliva rapid screen in accordance with regulations. The results showed positive reactions for etomidate, benzodiazepines and ketamine. After being informed of their rights, they were arrested in accordance with current crimes. The van was confiscated in accordance with the law and moved to the Changhua Supervision Station to await auction. Since the new market price of the van was more than 5 million yuan, the driver was frightened on the spot. He couldn't believe that the vehicle would be auctioned. He was shocked to realize that he would never get his car back. Only then did he realize that the newly revised drug driving law was indeed a confiscation of the vehicle, which made him very upset.
The traffic team of the Changhua County Police Department pointed out that the new zero-tolerance law for drug driving was implemented on October 31, and extremely severe punishments were adopted. According to statistics, from October 31 to November 6, a total of 31 cases of drug-driving were seized in the county, including 12 cars and 19 motorcycles. Drug-driving cars were fined 150,000 to 270,000 yuan in accordance with the law. Three of the passengers in the same car as drug drivers were fined between NT$6,000 and NT$15,000.
The police emphasized that the new system is particularly clear. Drug-driven vehicles will be confiscated in accordance with the law, regardless of whether the driver is the owner or not. If the driver shows a guilty conscience and refuses to cooperate with the drug saliva rapid screening, he will be directly slapped with a guillotine on the first time and a heavy fine of NT$270,000 will be imposed. In just 7 days since the new system was put on the road, 31 drug driving cases have been caught quickly, and more intensive road inspections will be arranged next. The police have absolutely zero tolerance for drug-driving and will strictly enforce it to the end without any leniency, and will do their best to protect the lives and property of passers-by.
