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As police launch a countrywide operation to crack down on drunk-driving, our photojournalist Indika Handuwala captured this picture last night at Maradana when a police officer got into the driving seat of a car to take the vehicle along with others in the car to the Maradana police station. This happened after police detected that the owner of the vehicle was driving under the influence of liquor during a spot check. The vehicle owner’s wife and child were also with him.

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