420 drunk drivers arrested over 24 hours

420 drunk drivers arrested over 24 hours

July 8, 2019   05:53 pm

At a special operation carried out by the police, 420 persons have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

These persons have been arrested during the time period between 6 am yesterday (07) and 6 am this morning (08).

 A special police operation was launched around the country against drunk drivers from the 5th of July.

According to the Police, 1216 drunk drivers have been arrested in this mission so far.

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