A driver was arrested in the early hours for Monday in Nicosia for drink driving, with a breathalyser indication of 117μg of alcohol instead of the maximum allowed 22μg.

He will be taken before the Nicosia district court on Monday to file a case.

Since the beginning of the year, over 3,000 drivers have been reported for drink driving, which the police pointed out was one of the main causes of fatal and serious accidents.