Johannesburg - Forty drunk drivers were arrested in Mpumalanga over the weekend, the province's transport department said on Monday.
The arrests occurred on the R573 (Moloto Road), between Kwaggafontein and Tweefontein in the KwaMhlanga area, spokesperson David Nkambule said in a statement.
Of the drivers tested with a breathalyser, 40 were found to have exceeded the legal alcohol limit of 0.24mg of alcohol per 1 000 millilitres of breath.
"The drivers were then taken to the Alcohol Evidence Centre where they were tested again," he said.
The new centre, in KwaMhlanga, with state-of-the-art equipment worth R1m, was unveiled by the province's Transport MEC Clifford Mkasi earlier this month.
"The equipment is able to detect and confirm that the 40 drivers were indeed drunk. A print out confirmed the test was issued as evidence against the drivers."
The motorists were taken to the KwaMhlanga police station and expected to appear in the local magistrate's court soon.
The centre was the first in the province. Nine were opened in various provinces as a result of a partnership with SA Breweries.
The department was planning to establish two more such centres in Mpumalanga's Ehlanzeni and Gert Sibande regions.
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