Speeding and drug clampdown

A MAN was caught driving his motorcycle at 156 km/h on Friday night in a residential area along Grivas Dighenis Avenue in Nicosia, while another was arrested for possession of drugs as police launched a nightime campaign to curb dangerous driving, noise pollution and delinquency in the area.
According to a police report, traffic police and drug squad officers co-ordinated in carrying out the campaign from 10 pm Friday to 5 am Saturday, which resulted in a total of 76 tickets for various offences, 133 alcohol tests with 12 bookings, as well as hundreds of other checks on drivers and suspicious individuals. As a result of the checks, nine motorcycles and one car were impounded.
The operation was focused on specific areas, including Grivas Dighenis Avenue, Prodromou Street in Strovolos, and the Lakatamia and Pallouriotissa suburbs, which have a history of disturbance, noise pollution and youth delinquency.

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