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A five-day blitz by Saskatchewan RCMP officers in Northern Saskatchewan last week saw 21 drivers removed the roads.
RCMP said in a news release on March 20 that the traffic safety initiative from March 11 to March 15 saw officers patrolling 2,400 kilometers of roads and highways.
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Police said officers stopped 90 drivers for impairment checks and 18 of the 21 drivers taken off the road had drugs in their systems.
The blitz concentrated on areas around the La Ronge RCMP Detachment and involved officers from Martensville and Saskatoon.
RCMP said those officers conducted patrols on the way to and from La Ronge.
On March 12, they patrolled Highway 102, Highway 905 and Highway 964 from La Ronge to Stony Rapids as well as the La Ronge and Stony Rapids communities.
On March 13, they patrolled the ice road between Stony Rapids and Uranium City as well as the Stony Rapids, Fond du Lac and Uranium City communities.
On March 14, they patrolled Highway 964, Highway 102, and Highway 905 from Stony Rapids to La Ronge, as well as the Black Lake and Southend communities. In Southend, they also organized roving check stops within the community.
Police said two drivers had licences suspended for drinking alcohol before driving, and 18 had their licences suspended for consuming drugs before to driving. As well, one driver was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol
Mounties also issued 93 warnings, and 117 tickets, 43 of which were for speeding.
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