Police make 33 arrests for drink-driving on New Year's Day
By Chio Su-Mei, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 01 January 2008 1853 hrs

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SINGAPORE : The police arrested 33 people in a nationwide anti-drink driving operation on the morning of January 1.

The six-hour operation was conducted from 1am to 7am and it targeted drink-drivers.

The 31 men and 2 women nabbed were between 24 and 40 years old.

In total, the police administered the breathalyser test on 145 people.

Of these, two were issued summonses for driving without a valid licence and one was summoned for driving even though he was disqualified to drive. - CNA /ls