Taipei motorcyclist was stopped for failing to turn on his turn signal, and he was caught with a cigarette bomb in his pocket and a drug test that came back positive

A 48-year-old man surnamed Xie went out on his motorcycle early in the morning. He turned at an intersection in Taipei City without turning on the turn signal. He happened to be spotted by a passing police officer who stopped him for investigation. After he was stopped by the police, he took out a stack of traffic tickets from his pants pocket and wanted to plead with the police. Unexpectedly, suspicious cigarette cartridges were revealed in his pocket. Seeing that he was in a daze, the police suspected that he was driving under the influence of drugs. They conducted a rapid drug saliva screening test on him and found positive results for "etomidate" and "amphetamine" and arrested him on the spot.

Officers Lian Weihong and Zhang Jiajia of the Quanzhou Street Police Station of the Zhongzheng Second Branch of the North City Police went out on patrol early yesterday morning. When passing by the Ningbo West Street intersection in Zhongzheng District, they found a motorcycle rider turning but not using the turn signal as required, so they stopped him for questioning.

After the police stopped the man named Xie, they found that he was in a daze and unresponsive. He then took out a stack of traffic tickets from his pocket and claimed that he had been reported by the police for traffic violations earlier. He repeatedly begged the police for mercy, hoping that the police would be lenient and not issue more tickets.

However, when Xie was rummaging for the ticket in a panic, the sharp-eyed police officer noticed a suspicious cigarette cartridge exposed in his pants pocket, and immediately became vigilant and suspected that he was driving under the influence. The police officer conducted a rapid drug screening test on him and found a positive result for "etomidate". He was arrested on the spot and another etomidate cartridge was found on his body.

The police further conducted a rapid drug saliva test on Xie, and the results were confirmed to be positive for "etomidate" and "amphetamine". The police finally sent him to police on suspicion of drug and public danger crimes.

The Second Branch of the Zhongzheng Bureau calls on drugs to not only seriously endanger physical and mental health, but drug driving will also reduce the driver's reaction and judgment ability. A little carelessness may cause major traffic accidents and endanger the safety of yourself and other road users. The police will continue to vigorously investigate drug crimes, strictly crack down on dangerous driving behaviors such as drug driving and drunk driving, and make every effort to maintain traffic order in the jurisdiction and protect the safety of citizens' lives and property.

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