8,721 motor vehicles were checked within the framework of the ordered specialized police operation for compliance with the Law on Road Traffic, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced.

11,513 drivers and passengers were checked.

2,574 slips and 694 acts were drawn up for established administrative violations.

Emphasis in the action is the prohibition of driving by drivers who have consumed alcohol, narcotic substances and/or their analogues, as well as driving of motor vehicles by unlicensed drivers. 

In one day, 23 drunk and 21 drugged drivers were caught

Within the past day, a total of 22 drivers were found to have gotten behind the wheel after consuming alcohol - 9 of them drove after consuming alcohol from 0.5 to 1.2 per thousand, 13 - with over 1.2 per 1000 , and three refused to be tested.

19 people were caught driving under the influence of narcotic substances or their analogues, and seven, stopped for inspection, refused to be tested.

From the summary data: a total of 1,641 motor vehicles and 1,995 drivers and passengers were checked using the "linear control" method;

537 slips and 129 AUAN were drawn up for established violations.

Two drivers were found to have driven after consuming alcohol up to 1.2 per thousand, and two others – with more than 1.2 per thousand.

There are also two drivers who were found to be driving under the influence of narcotic substances or their analogues.

The data are intermediate and include results received up to 4 p.m.

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