Police from the Brisbane Region and Road Policing Command last night conducted a large-scale traffic operation in Rocklea, resulting in more than 30 people being arrested.
Operation Unhinged, involved the shutdown of both lanes of the motorway and targeted not just drink and drug driving, but all road offences and saw every driver on the major arterial tested or processed.
As part of the effort, officers conducted 652 Roadside Breath Tests and 34 drug tests, recording four positive results for alcohol and eight positive results for drugs.
14 people were charged with unlicensed driving while three were charged with possessing dangerous drugs and four with possessing utensils and one person being charged with possession of a knife.
Three stolen vehicles were detected in the shut down with one failing to stop.
35 traffic infringement notices were issued while two people were arrested on warrants.
A speed camera which was deployed a short distance from the operation site detected 42 speeding vehicles.
Inspector Simon Tayler of the Centenary Patrol Group said "we are focused on targeting those people who are committing offences on our roads and while road safety is largely a personal responsibility, we will do everything we can to detect those who break the law to reduce the likelihood of trauma on our roads".
"Road users should expect to see us anywhere at any time" Inspector Tayler said.
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