Mobile Laboratory to Identify Drivers Under Drug Influence

COLOMBO (News 1st): National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) says steps are being taken to identify three-wheeler and heavy vehicle drivers who operate vehicles under the influence of drugs with the help of mobile laboratories.

Chairman of the Institute, Professor U. C. P. Perera, says the programme is expected to be implemented in the coming months.

He said 57 passenger bus drivers were tested on Bastion Mawatha in Colombo under the mobile laboratory programme.

Of those tested, 10 were found to be under the influence of various drugs.