The Manitoba First Nations Police Service says 19 impaired drivers have been caught over the past month as officers continue proactive traffic enforcement in Opaskwayak Cree Nation, The Pas and surrounding areas.

 

Police say the enforcement has involved both alcohol- and drug-impaired driving, with officers using Approved Drug Screening Equipment to detect substances including cocaine and cannabis.

 

In the latest incidents, police arrested a 55-year-old Moose Lake man who was prohibited from driving after he was found impaired by alcohol near Big Eddy Access Road.

 

Police also stopped a 33-year-old Moose Lake man near the Casino on August ninth, who provided breath samples more than twice the legal limit.

 

MFNPS says drivers caught impaired can face licence suspensions, vehicle impoundments, fines and criminal charges.

 

Police are reminding motorists that impaired driving puts everyone on the road at risk.