Forcing cars and snaking along the road, Linkou police seized the first case of drug-impaired driving and confiscated a vehicle

The government curbs drug driving and has revised the law to increase penalties for drug driving. The new drug driving law will be on the road at the end of October. In addition to increasing fines and revoking driver's licenses, it also adds provisions for the confiscation of drug driving vehicles. After the new law was put on the road, the New Taipei City Police Linkou Branch launched a new law in Linkou District. At the intersection of Wenhua 1st Section and Xinyi Road, the first drug-driving case was discovered after the new system was put on the road. A man named Qiu was found to have violated the regulations for drug-driving. In addition to being reported on the spot in accordance with the law, the vehicle involved was confiscated, demonstrating the determination to vigorously clamp down on drug-driving and protect the traffic safety of citizens.

On the 7th, police officers from the Wenhua Police Station of Linkou Branch were patrolling along a section of Wenhua 1st Road. They found a car closely following the car in front of it, crossing double white lines and continuously changing lanes. They stopped and checked. The driver surnamed Qiu was in a daze. When asked by the police, he blurted out that he had recently taken amphetamines.

The police conducted a drug saliva screening on Qiu Nan on the spot, which showed a positive reaction for methamphetamine. He was arrested on the spot. In addition to issuing a report in accordance with Article 35 of the Road Traffic Management Punishment Ordinance, the car involved was confiscated and transferred to the New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office for investigation in accordance with the Suspected Public Danger and Drug Ordinance and relevant provisions.

The Linkou Police Station said that this revision of the law has significantly increased the penalties for drug driving. Drug driving on motorcycles will be fined 120,000 yuan, and on cars driving under drugs will be fined 150,000 yuan. The driver's license will be revoked and will not be retested within 3 years. For drug driving again within 10 years, the punishment will be increased in accordance with regulations. There is no upper limit on the cumulative fine. Those who refuse to be tested for drug driving for the first time will be fined 270,000 yuan. The new system adds provisions for the confiscation of vehicles for drug-driving and those who refuse drug-driving tests. The vehicle will be confiscated regardless of whether it is owned by the driver or not.

Linkou branch director Li Zhiyuan said that the government takes the initiative to prevent drunk and drug driving. Linkou police plan 4 to 6 road inspections every month. Based on the analysis of traffic accidents and hot spots of drunk and drug driving cases, patrols and interceptions are strengthened on road sections prone to accidents and around places prone to drug and drunk driving. Drug saliva rapid screening is used to improve law enforcement effectiveness. This year, a total of 145 cases of drunk driving and 320 cases of drug driving were seized. The police will continue to adjust service deployments on a rolling basis and strengthen the prevention and control of drunk and drug driving.