“Numerous Traffic Offenses and Drug Arrests in Annecy over the Weekend”

Several offenses were observed by the national police on the roads of Annecy this weekend from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 May. Two drivers under the influence of cocaine were notably arrested on Saturday. The first, a 36-year-old man with no stable residence, was driving without a license or insurance at 2:05 a.m. rue Aristide-Briand.

Eight hours later, a 49-year-old woman living in Seynod was stopped on Avenue de Cran. Positive for white powder, she was also driving with a license canceled by court order and an expired technical control. The two individuals were taken into custody before being released over the weekend and later summoned to court.

Drugs, a fugitive also carried some on him Sunday avenue de Genève. After refusing to submit to the control of the police following a speeding violation, this 24-year-old Annemassien fled to rue Max-Bruchet where he abandoned his vehicle. A run ensues during which he gets rid of several sachets of cannabis. He was finally arrested on avenue de Novel and placed in police custody.

Lots of driving without insurance

Before the start of the weekend, on Friday afternoon, three men were arrested driving their car without insurance by the peacekeepers. The first at 1 p.m., avenue de la Maveria. He was a 21-year-old from Fillière, whose license has been suspended since January 2022.

The national police then checked another person on avenue de Chambéry. Without a license following a failure in the exam and uninsured, she saw her vehicle impounded. Just like this 42-year-old man living in Cran-Gevrier who presented a photocopy of a Macedonian license during his inspection on rue de la Providence at 4:45 p.m. His car was stopped until his document was validated by the Macedonian authorities. .

Last traffic offense noted by the national police this weekend: a 39-year-old Ancilevian intercepted on the boulevard de la Corniche after being spotted at high speed on the avenue des Vieux Moulins. Alcoholic at 0.82 mg per liter of exhaled air – twice the authorized threshold – the individual did not present a valid license and was placed in police custody.

Arrested without a permit, his passenger had cannabis on him

Friday, May 12 at 9:15 p.m., two people were arrested by the municipal police on avenue de la République in Cran-Gevrier. The driver, a 22-year-old man living in Cluses, no longer had a license after losing all his points. The agents were not at the end of their surprise since his passenger had on him a sachet containing 0.5 grams of cannabis. He was therefore fined a fixed tort fine of 150 euros. They are summoned by the road accidents and offenses brigade on May 22.