90, 000 Alcohol Breathalyzer Units to Island Wide Police Stations

90, 000 Alcohol Breathalyzer Units to Island Wide Police Stations

Traffic police officers sources said, that Police Department yesterday distributed a batch of 90, 000 brand new state-of-the-art blood alcohol sensing breathalyzers amongst its 42 Senior Superintendent Divisions around the country including that of the Colombo Traffic Police Headquarters, the Police Spokesman stated.
Police have  planned  to intensify raids against drunken drivers in the coming days.
The dispatch of breathalyzer units were made following a severe shortage of such equipment for months making arrests related to drunk driving significantly minimal. By intensifying such raids the police will also request from the judiciary to suspend the driver’s license for a considerable period of those who get penalized over driving under the influence of liquor.
Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara in a communiqué disclosing the media yesterday that each and every police station will be provided with these units stated that the raids against drunken drivers will also be intensified in the coming days.