98 arrests for drink/drug driving
Dyfed Powys Police arrested 98 people for drink and drug driving in December, as a result of the All Wales Christmas Anti Drink and Drug Drive Campaign.
The month-long operation against driving under the influence ran from Friday, 1st December and police forces across the country used intelligence-led tactics and local knowledge of hotspots to detect people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol over the festive period.
Supt. Huw Meredith, Specialist Operations, said: “We adopt a proactive, targeted and intelligence-led approach to drink and drug driving, using specialist Roads Policing resources and response officers.
“The number of arrests indicates that sadly some are prepared to risk the lives of others and themselves by driving under the influence of drink or drugs.
“Our message is the same all year round – don’t drink/take drugs and drive.”
In 2017 Dyfed-Powys Police arrested 452 people for drink and drug driving.
Operation Snap also launched in December, allowing members of the public throughout Wales to submit footage and images showing traffic offences being committed – from driving dangerously or carelessly to contravening solid white lines, using a mobile phone while driving or ignoring traffic lights. To submit footage to any of the four Welsh Police Forces, visithttps://gosafesnap.wales/ or https://gosafesnap.cymru.
Breakdown of Results:
· Breath tests administered: 4738
· Positive/ refused/or failed to provide a result: 83
· Arrests for drink driving (Dec 2017): 83
· DrugWipes administered: 44
· Positive DrugWipe tests: 18
· Arrests for drug driving (Dec 2017): 15
· Arrests for drink driving - whole of 2017: 369
· Arrests for drug driving - whole of 2017: 83
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