Two motorists were caught driving over the legal alcohol limit in the early hours of Sunday in Larnaca and Nicosia, police said.
Officers carrying out traffic checks stopped a car on Independence Avenue in Alethriko, in Larnaca district. The driver, a 45-year-old, took a breath test and recorded 131mcg, against a legal limit of 22mcg.
In Nicosia, officers stopped a car being driven by a 24-year-old on Spyros Kyprianou Avenue. The driver registered 79mcg on the breath test, also against the legal limit of 22mcg.
Both men were handed bail documents requiring them to appear before the Larnaca and Nicosia district courts on Monday morning for immediate filing of charges.
In a separate incident, a 21-year-old man was arrested in Nicosia for refusing to provide a breath sample during an alcohol test.
He was later released after being served with a bail document requiring him to appear before the Nicosia District Court on Monday morning for immediate filing of charges.
