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It seems that the campaigns carried out from time to time by the Limassol Traffic Police are bearing fruit as many offenders are sneaking around the city.
In a campaign that took place from 8am on May 17 until 5am today to prevent road traffic collisions, nuisance and delinquency, minors were spotted behind the wheel and with drugs, among others.
14-year-old behind the wheel and the mother in the back seat
It was ten minutes before seven in the evening when the Limassol Traffic Police motorcyclists, while conducting a campaign in Ipsona, stopped a car for control which was found to be driven by a 14-year-old.
[/P]What is even more paradoxical is that the passenger was again a 14-year-old student while the mother of the student-driver was sitting in the back seat.
The car was detained at the traffic police station where it is still being examined.
The underage driver saw the policemen and went up in smoke. Drugs in the seat
[/P]On another occasion, one hour after midnight on Tuesday, Limassol Traffic Police motorcyclists while on motorized patrol in the area of Ayios Nikolaos, stopped a moped driven by a 17-year-old for control.
At the sight of the officers, the driver abandoned the moped and fled. However, due to a strong smell of cannabis, the policemen opened the seat of the moped where they found 16 grams of dry green cannabis.
Both the moped and the drugs were handed over to the Limassol YKAN which is continuing the examinations.
Over 150 complaints in a few hours
During the operation a total of 158 driver complaints were made.
51 drivers were reported for exceeding the speed limit, 15 for not possessing a driver's license, 14 for not possessing insurance, 10 for traffic sign violations, eight for not possessing a license and others for other traffic violations.
Meanwhile, during the operation, 15 large capacity motorcycles and one car were seized for various traffic violations.
The operation was carried out on the city's coastal front and all main roads as well as in places where fatal and serious traffic accidents occurred in the past.
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