2023-11-19 12:14:00
Four people were arrested during an action carried out during the night from Saturday to Sunday along the E411, in the province of Namur, the federal police announced in a press release on Sunday. The operation took place between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Several drivers also had their driving licenses revoked because they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
This action, organized by the Coordination and Support Department and the Federal Highway Police of Namur, mainly aimed at the problem linked to the movements of perpetrators in the context of robberies in homes, car and home jacking as well as the transport of narcotics. The location of the check was chosen carefully, because it is a central point of motorway traffic. This is what Commissioner Lionel Lheureux explained to RTL Info: “This brings together three main axes of Belgium. There is traffic which comes from France, and which goes up and down towards Luxembourg. has the traffic which comes from Antwerp, and which passes through Brussels to go straight down to France. There is also the traffic which comes from Maastricht and Liège, and which takes the Namur interchange to go back down to France. Checking cars at this location increases the chances of coming across “traffickers like go fast or other traffic of all kinds”, because this axis is “very frequented by foreign vehicles”.
Four arrests during a control action on the E411 near Ciney
For the duration of the action, the police services closed the E411 motorway near the Salazinnes area in Sovet (Ciney), towards Luxembourg. All traffic was diverted to the parking lot, where the various police services were present to carry out checks.
During this action, two people were arrested judicially and two others administratively. A vehicle was also the subject of a legal recovery
Seven fines were drawn up in connection with drug-related incidents, including two for driving under the influence of drugs. Nine reports were issued for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Around ten license withdrawals were ordered, five of which were for a period of 15 days.
In addition, the police checked the speed of 1,912 vehicles. In total, 132 violations were noted. Twelve vehicles were intercepted and ten of them, foreign drivers, received immediate perception. The maximum speed observed during this action was 205 km/h.
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