Overview
- In Artà officers pursued and arrested a 45-year-old driver after he fled a traffic control, drove dangerously in the wrong direction, crashed into a wall and was found with a box recovered from the vehicle that contained doses of cocaine.
- Witnesses reported the Artà driver tested positive for drugs and the Guardia Civil charged him with reckless driving and drug-related offences while formal laboratory results and prosecutorial decisions are pending.
- In Ferrol/Mugardos a 48-year-old man was stopped during a DGT-linked campaign and found to be driving with a licence invalid since 2014, marking his thirteenth investigation for driving without a licence.
- Roadside tests in the Galician stop gave indicative positives for cocaine, opiates and cannabis, the vehicle was immobilized on the spot and the Guardia Civil has asked a judge to order its confiscation pending lab confirmation.
- Spanish law treats driving after loss of all points as a criminal offence that can carry jail, fines or community service and allows courts to seize vehicles in cases of serious recidivism, so upcoming lab results and judicial rulings will determine final charges and any decomiso.