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Four arrests in Corfu on Thursday night including for playing music outwith times allowed

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30 Δεκεμβρίου 2022 / 13:57

CORFU. Four people were arrested in Corfu on Thursday night during police checks.

The one arrest was for playing music outwith the times allowed. The other three were for possession of a small amount of cocaine, illegal residence and a catering establishment without a valid employee health certificate.

Between 18:00 on 29 December and 02:00 on 30 December police in Corfu, Zakynthos, Cephalonia and Lefkada carried out checks for the following:

- Theft and burglary
- Dangerous driving
- Violations of regulations at catering establishments
- Drug dealing
- Illegal immigrants

489 vehicles and 568 individuals were checked, leading to 17 arrests - 4 in Corfu, 9 in Zakynthos and 4 in Cephalonia;

There were 154 driving offences, including the following:

- 3 driving under the influence
- 29 speeding
- 13 not wearing crash helmet
- 11 not wearing seat belts
- 2 using mobile phone whilst driving
- 11 without driving licences
- 2 with uninsured vehicles
- 3 without MOT
- 2 driving on wrong side of road
- 2 with worn tyres

28 vehicles were immobilised for driving without a licence, driving under the influence, not wearing crash helmets, having worn tyres and being without MOT.

There were also 12 offences of smoking in no smoking areas.