Confiscated drunk cars from Latvia are being sent to Ukraine under a new law to help a country invaded by Russia.

Eight vehicles have already left the capital city of Riga on Wednesday and are expected to cross the border soon. This is the first convoy of cars sent after the approval of the relevant legislation by the Latvian Parliament last month.

The deputies agreed, among other things, on the supply of state-owned vehicles to the Ukrainian army and hospitals.

Drunk drivers fine

Last year, Latvia changed its drunk driving law so that drivers with 1.5 milligrams of alcohol per 100 ml of blood (three times the limit) can be punished, among other things, by having their car confiscated, which will then be sold by the state. third parties.

According to the state television and radio company LSM, Latvia has one of the highest rates of drunk driving, reporting 3,500 such cases annually.

Seizures escalated after the legislation was passed, and government pens were filled within weeks. Amid the large number of cars that ended up in the state, the authorities decided to donate several dozen cars to Twitter Convoy, a charity that sends cars to Ukraine.

“No one expected that so many people would drive drunk,” commented NGO founder Reinis Poznaks. “They do not have time to sell them at the rate that they (offenders) drink. So I got the idea to send them to Ukraine.”

The offender left a Russian flag in his car.

The first eight cars cost a total of 18,500 euros.

Source: BBC