Police investigating 12 drug-driving incidents
Police are investigating 12 cases of driving under the influence of drugs after traffic checks carried out in the two-week period of April 10 to...
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Fifteen caught driving under influence of drugs in past ten days
Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs increases the risk of causing an accident, police said on Wednesday after they caught 15 people driving...
Police campaign sees 11 booked after positive narcotests
A total of 11 drivers were found driving under the influence of drugs during a two-week police campaign that finished on Sunday. At around 1am...
Coronavirus: Random check on driver leads to string of violations
Paphos police on Sunday evening arrested a man for traffic violations, driving under the influence of drugs and violating coronavirus measures. At around 8pm on...
Eight drivers test positive to narcotest in less than two weeks
Eight drivers have been found positive for a narcotest since January 13, the police said on Sunday. In one case, early on Sunday morning a...
Arrest for drug driving
A young man was arrested late on Friday after found driving under the influence of drugs in Paphos. Police stopped the 20-year-old driver for check...
Driver who refused to stop for police tests positive for drugs
A driver who refused to stop for a police check, instead trying to flee was later found positive when tested for drugs, police said on...
Man tests positive in drugs test
Paphos police arrested a 40-year-old driver late on Thursday after he tested positive in a narcotest. His car was not registered. Police stopped the man...
Confusion over drug-testing policies on drivers
The government’s “zero-tolerance” policy on reckless driving has led to widespread confusion over the new measures, particularly in regards to driving under the influence of...
Man arrested after failing narcotest
A 39-year-old man was detained by police in Larnaca on Saturday in connection with driving under the influence of drugs, possession of drugs and a...
Man charged with driving under influence of drugs and drink
Police have charged a man for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in the Famagusta region. At around 2am on Wednesday, officers signalled...
Driver under influence of drugs had no licence
A driver who tested positive for a narcotest at dawn on Sunday morning was driving on a learner’s licence that had expired without insurance, police...
Taxi driver tests positive for drugs
Two drivers from Paphos, aged 26 and 33, one of them a taxi driver, were tested positive for drugs on Friday night. The two were...
Paphos taxi driver failed narcotest, police say
A 38-year-old taxi driver was arrested by Paphos traffic police shortly before midnight on Sunday when police said he tested positive for drugs. After he...
Rehab plans for young drivers who fail narcotests
Young drivers found to have been under the influence of drugs when behind the wheel will be able to opt for rehab instead of serving...
Narcotest arrest
A man who tested positive for drugs early in the morning on Friday in Paphos was arrested and later released. Police stopped the driver of...
Father arrested, suspected of driving while stoned with 4-month-old in the car
A man who was driving with his 4-month-old baby as a passenger was arrested after he tested positive during a narcotest and cannabis was found...
Two more drivers show positive narcotest
Two people, both aged 25, were found driving under the influence of drugs on Sunday evening in Paphos in separate incidents. One of them is...
More than half of narcotests so far have been positive, police say
In total nine out of 15, or 60 per cent, of narcotests administered so far have been positive, deputy director of the traffic police Haris...
Two arrests for drugs possession and traffic offences
Two men were arrested on Tuesday night after they tested positive for drugs and police found one was a suspect in an unrelated case, they...