Andorra Police Arrest Five Drivers for DUI with BAC up to 2.13 g/l, Plus Drug and Assault Cases

Police in Andorra arrested five drivers this week on suspicion of public safety offences for driving under the influence of alcohol, recording blood alcohol levels from 0.95 to 2.13 g/l. The detainees comprised four men and one woman aged 23 to 55.

The highest reading of 2.13 g/l—almost three times the legal limit—involved a woman who collided with a pedestrian protection barrier on the CG-5 in Arinsal during the early hours of Wednesday, following a Tuesday night incident. She faced a Batllia restriction barring her from driving at certain times and was on the road outside permitted hours. Officers charged her with a public safety offence and an additional violation against the administration of justice.

A male driver tested at 1.94 g/l after a property-damage crash on the CG-2 near Soldeu. Another, with 1.86 g/l, carried 0.9 grams of cocaine and 2.3 grams of hashish; his refusal of a drug test prompted a second public safety charge. The other two alcohol-related arrests occurred during routine traffic checks.

Officers also detained a 39-year-old man with 0.5 grams of cocaine after he refused alcohol and drug tests. He drove with an expired licence and vehicle inspection, leading to charges for drug possession and a public safety offence.

Two further drivers faced arrest for operating vehicles on suspended licences. A 30-year-old was spotted by an off-duty officer who recognised him from a Batllia ban, resulting in an administration of justice charge. A 52-year-old tested positive for drugs following a property-damage collision with another car at the Prada Casadet roundabout and was charged with offences against public safety and public function.

At border crossings, police seized drugs from two tourists: a 23-year-old at the French-Andorran border with 0.3 grams of cocaine and 0.55 grams of hashish, and a 28-year-old at the Riu Runer frontier with 0.65 grams of cocaine. Both faced public health violation charges.

In a separate incident Thursday night in Andorra la Vella, a 42-year-old tourist was arrested for assaulting his brother at the brother's home, where he had been staying, on charges of offences against physical and moral integrity.