29,405 Traffic Violations Issued and 1,751 Incidents Handled in a Week
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General Directorate of Rescue Police and General Directorate of Traffic conduct intensive campaigns resulting in thousands of violations, arrest of wanted individuals, and handling of hundreds of traffic accidents.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
Mansour Al-Sultan
Intensive security and traffic police operations conducted by the General Directorate of Emergency Police across various governorates from September 20 to 26 resulted in the execution of 1,789 security operations, the detection of 948 various traffic violations, and the apprehension of 185 individuals wanted by competent authorities and 89 individuals whose residency permits had expired, in addition to detaining 42 individuals without official identification.
Emergency police officers also seized 13 wanted vehicles, referred 24 suspects to the General Directorate for Combating Narcotics, and impounded 14 violating vehicles, taking necessary legal action against the offenders.
The efforts included responding to 99 traffic accidents, completing 343 official reports, and providing 711 humanitarian assistance to citizens and residents at various locations, reflecting the diverse tasks undertaken by emergency patrols around the clock.
In the same context, intensive traffic campaigns carried out by the General Directorate of Traffic across various governorates from September 21 to 27 led to the issuance of 28,457 various traffic violations, the handling of 2,846 traffic reports, and the apprehension of 53 individuals wanted by competent authorities and 48 individuals whose residency permits had expired.
Traffic police also seized 21 wanted vehicles, handled two incidents and referred them to the Juvenile Prosecution, and detained 44 individuals at the traffic police station, taking necessary legal action against the offenders.
Field campaigns included the impoundment of 257 vehicles and 5 motorcycles, as part of ongoing efforts to apprehend violating vehicles, address traffic infractions, and enforce traffic laws on everyone, thereby contributing to enhanced road discipline.
Regarding accidents, traffic teams responded to 1,426 collision incidents, in addition to 226 collision-and-injury incidents. Necessary measures were taken at accident sites and traffic was organized to ensure swift handling of accident consequences and to safeguard the safety of road users.
