Police stopped a 58-year-old bus driver for a check on the Nicosia-Limassol highway at around 9 pm last night and later arrested him after he failed an alcohol test.
Headquarters traffic officers carried out a preliminary alcohol test, which showed a reading of 44μg%, above the legal limit of 9μg%.
The 58-year-old was then taken to the Pera Chorio police station for a final alcohol test, where he failed to provide a satisfactory sample.
Police arrested the driver, seized his driving licence and suspended it immediately. He was later charged in writing and released to be summoned before a court at a later date.
Pera Chorio police station is continuing the investigation.
