During a morning Vehicle Check Point operation on Julius Nyerere Road near Clermont Taxi Rank, the Durban Metro Police’s Strike Team members reportedly stopped and searched a minibus after they found the driver’s behaviour suspicious.

Durban Metro Police Service spokesperson, Colonel Boysie Zungu, said, “The driver was escorted to the alcohol testing centre at Bosch Hoek Police Station, where an evidential breath alcohol test recorded 0.54 mg per 1000 litres of breath, exceeding the legal limit.

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“The driver was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol and transported to Addington Hospital for the prescribed medical procedures,” he said.

Zungu added that the case is being processed in accordance with the relevant legal procedures.

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