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Another drink driving crackdown in South Auckland over the weekend so piles of people caught once again -many of them recidivist drink drivers.
Police stopped more than 18,000 drivers at nine random check points on Friday and Saturday night during a drink-driving blitz in Counties Manukau.
110 people will be summoned to court on drink driving related charges.
Police also suspended 45 driver licences and impounded 16 vehicles because the drivers were disqualified.
Counties Manukau Road Policing Manager, acting Inspector Peter Raynes said that many of the drivers apprehended were recidivist drink drivers and they were ignorant about the consequences of their actions.
Ministry of Justice Bailiffs at the checkpoints executed several warrants for outstanding fines totalling $114, 348 and seized a further 92 vehicles.
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