Five drivers have tested positive for drugs as police intensified their checks on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway for a week from November 15-21.
Police checks a driver on the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway on November 22
The Traffic Police Department announced on November 23 that they had carried out more intensified checks on drivers and vehicles on roads nationwide for a week to prepare for the peak travel time during the coming Lunar New Year Festival.
On the evening of November 22, a 32-year-old driver who was checked while driving on the Hanoi-Thai Nguyen Expressway tested positive for methamphetamine.
A day earlier at 5 pm on November 21, a 30-year-old driver tested positive for drugs when being checked on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway.
Police also found three other cases in which three drivers tested positive for drugs while running on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway.
"All those drivers are young men," the department said. "They said they used drugs at weddings and birthday parties over five days before driving as they thought that the substances must have been out of their bodies.
Decree 123 states that drivers testing positive for drugs will be subject to a fine of between VND 30-40 million and have their driving licenses revoked from 22-24 months.
