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Special Police stopped 100 drivers
AN OPERATION led by Specials from three areas of the Met has resulted in a number of punishments for driving offences. During the five-hour night-time operation, Specials from stopped almost 100 drivers for committing moving traffic offences. They made five arrests for offences relating to drink/drive, immigration and possession of a controlled substance, issued nine fixed penalty notices and seized four vehicles. |
The Specials held the operation on a busy section of the A4, They closed off one lane of the road, leading into London, where they questioned and breathalysed drivers and carried out intelligence-led searches for drugs and weapons on some of the vehicles. Although the main objective of the operation was to combat drink/driving, the officers found that some of the drivers had no insurance or tax discs. One driver, who initially refused to stop after the officers saw him weaving his van up the road, was later charged with failing to provide a breath sample. His two passengers were arrested on suspicion of immigration matters.
Chief Inspector Ian Vincent of CO15 Traffic, said: “This work demonstrates the willingness and effectiveness of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary (MSC) in mounting operations to help tackle the issues important to road safety. It also reinforces the value of different MSC teams working together to achieve an operation like this.”
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