Several luxury cars were found parked on the premises of Traffic Police Station-II at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar on Monday after the Commissionerate Police seized these high-end cars including brands like Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, and Range Rover among others on Sunday night during a crackdown on drunk drivers.
Also, among the seized vehicles, there was a car with ‘Government of Gujarat’ written on it.
The police have adopted a zero-tolerance stance against drunken drivers. As a part of this exercise, they launched a special drive against drunken driving on Sunday night and carried out checking and blocking across the city. During the checking, these cars were seized.
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As per the norms, if a driver is caught for the first time for driving under the influence of alcohol, the vehicle is seized and the driver is court-forwarded. For the second offence, the vehicle will be seized and his driving license will be cancelled. If a driver is caught for the third time for the same offence, the registration of the vehicle will be cancelled along with his driving license permanently.