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Operation Tribus over the weekend

November 20, 2024 6:59 am in by

A major police operation across three states over the weekend has resulted in twenty-nine people having a date with court.

South Australia Police, in collaboration with Victorian Police, New South Wales Police, and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, successfully conducted Operation Tribus from November 14 to November 18.

This joint operation aimed to address cross-border criminal activity and current road policing trends, with a focus on reducing criminal activities and road trauma through a coordinated, high-visibility police presence.

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The operation saw a strong police presence across four days in South Australia, with 51 police officers involved from SAPOL including officer from the Dog Operations unit and the State Traffic Enforcement unit.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator supported the operation as well, with 50% of trucks stopped and inspected by the regulator found to be non-compliant.

As part of the operation, police also focused on dangerous driving behaviour with the aim of reducing serious road trauma in the region.

The operation saw a high number of police patrols on the Sturt Highway, Barrier Highway, Dukes Highway and country backroads targeting traffic coming in and out from Victoria and New South Wales.

During the operation, police detected four alcohol affected drivers and four drug affected drivers, after conducting more than 1645 Alcotests and 98 Oral Fluid Tests.

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Police also issued 33 vehicle defect notices and handed out 69 traffic infringement notices for various offences including speeding, unregistered vehicle, driving unlicensed, drink and drug driving. One person was arrested, and eight others were reported and will face court at a later date.

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