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Police arrest 251 drunk drivers in festive season crackdown
By Chaminda Silva
In a special operation targeting drunk drivers and other traffic offenders during the festive season, 251 individuals were arrested for drunk-driving offences on Tuesday (24) alone, according to the Police Media Spokesperson.
Media Spokesperson SSP Buddhika Manathunga said that legal action had been initiated against 8,742 individuals for various traffic violations on the same day.
The operation was conducted under the direction of Manoj Ranagala, Director of the Colombo Traffic and Road Safety Unit.
The offences recorded included 251 cases of drunk-driving, 81 instances of reckless or dangerous driving, 128 speeding violations, 1,368 breaches of general traffic laws, 615 licence-related violations, and 630 other offences.