Drugged driver was on the road for 6 days, 433 cases were arrested and 432 cars and motorcycles were seized

The new road traffic management penalty regulations will go on the road on October 31. The new law not only increases the amount of fines, but also includes the confiscation of drug-driving vehicles regardless of who owns them. There are also strict measures such as preventive revocation of the driver's license of drug users and penalties for passengers who are riding together. Statistics from the Traffic Team of the Police Department show that it will be implemented until 11 On March 5, a total of 433 cases of drug-impaired driving were stopped and detected in 6 days, of which 40 refused to be tested, and a total of 423 cars and motorcycles were confiscated for temporary custody on-site (one case in Taichung refused to be inspected and escaped, and the vehicle could not be confiscated on-site), demonstrating the government's determination to strengthen the crackdown on drug-impaired driving.

Among the special cases discovered recently, on November 2, the New Taipei City Police Department was performing patrol duties in Banqiao District and found a Mercedes-Benz parked on the yellow mesh line. After an interrogation, it was found that the 45-year-old driver named Huang had a drug record. He was in poor mental condition, did not have a driver's license, and looked nervous when facing the police. The police immediately asked if he had used drugs that day. He took the initiative to say that 3 or 4 days ago, he had smoked second-hand smoke of amphetamine drugs that his friends had taken at his friend's house.

The police then informed him of the legal consequences of refusing to test for drugs through saliva rapid screening, and asked him to agree to cooperate with the drug saliva rapid screening test, and collected saliva for the test. Afterwards, the rapid saliva screening test showed a positive reaction. The police immediately issued a report in accordance with the regulations, confiscated the vehicle, seized the license plate, and took him back to the station to make a record and collect urine for testing. After inquiry, he was transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for investigation on suspicion of drug and public danger crimes.

On November 4, when the New Taipei City Police Department was performing patrol duties in Sanchong District, they discovered that a medium-white rental car was parked illegally against the red line. The police stopped and found the driver, Xie Nan, in a daze. The police suspected that Xie Nan was driving dangerously, and with Xie Nan's consent, he was arrested. The test result of the saliva drug rapid screening reagent was positive for the first-level drug etomidate and the second-level drug amphetamine. He was arrested for the crime of public danger. In addition, etomidate cartridges, electronic cigarette rods and other stolen evidence were seized during the search, and were sent to the police in accordance with the law and confiscated into the vehicle.