66 Drivers Arrested for Drink Driving as Lisbon Festivities End
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sabado.ptGNR held 66 people in the fast lanes to Lisbon in four hours for driving intoxicated, more than in a similar action carried out in 2025 concerning the Santos Populares of the capital.
In a special roadside surveillance action related to the feasts of the Saints Populares in Lisbon, GNR controlled about three thousand drivers in Lisbon, with 264 showing excess alcohol in the blood
66 drivers arrested for drink driving as Lisbon Festivities end
Lisbon’s ‘Santos Populares’ (popular saints) festivities ended last night/ in the early hours of this morning with GNR police arresting 66 motorists for drink driving – and detecting dozens more The post 66 drivers arrested for drink driving as Lisbon Festivities end appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The GNR (National Republican Guard) arrested 66 people for drunk driving in four hours on the highways leading to Lisbon today, more than in a similar operation carried out in 2025 in connection with the Popular Saints festivities in the capital. According to the GNR, between 4 am and 8 am today, 2,989 drivers were checked as part of a "special road traffic enforcement operation" related to the Popular Saints festivities in Lisbon, and 264 were…
GNR detects 264 drivers under the influence of alcohol and holds 78 people in just four hours during the popular parties in Lisbon. Find out where the operations took place, how many military personnel were involved and what consequences the offenders face.
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