Five people have been arrested following a major police operation involving Victoria Police, NSW Police and SA Police last Friday.
Now in its second year, Operation Tribus targeted criminal activity spanning across interstate borders, and reducing road trauma in the region.
The operation saw a strong police presence during a 24-hour ‘day of action’.
A range of specialist police also supported the operation, including Victoria Police Air Wing, Dog Squad, State Highway Patrol, Heavy Vehicle Unit; and the South Australia Police and NSW Police Dog Squads.
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator supported the operation, as well as the Victorian Sheriff’s Office who recovered more than $18,000 of unpaid fines.
As part of the operation, police also focused on dangerous driving behaviour with the aim of reducing serious road trauma in the region.
During the operation, police detected two alcohol affected drivers and three drug affected drivers, after conducting more than 3200 Preliminary Breath Tests (PBT) and more than 90 Preliminary Oral Fluid Tests (POFT).
Mildura Superintendent John O’Connor, Victoria Police says “This was a high-visibility police operation that embodied the ‘one community-no borders’ mentality where we have three states working together as one.”
“This operation should serve as a warning to criminals looking to commit crime and dodge detection by moving across borders – you will be held accountable.
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