Man Fined For Throwing Cigarette Butt During Maximum Fire Risk Alert

Local Police successful Denia fined a driver connected Sunday August 17 aft he was caught throwing a cigaret butt retired of his car window, contempt nan Costa Blanca being nether maximum alert for wood occurrence risk. Authorities highlighted nan seriousness of this behaviour, which is ever punishable but considered particularly reckless during utmost occurrence danger.

The incident occurred during a typical postulation power cognition that ended pinch a full of 13 fines, 4 affirmative tests – 1 for narcotics and 3 for intoxicant – and 1 lawsuit reported for driving without a licence.

Police besides confiscated 23 bottles of intoxicant during a “botellón” (street drinking) power connected nan northbound breakwater of nan port.

In total, 5 drivers were reported for irregularities pinch their licences, while 2 others were fined for failing to walk nan ITV (MOT). Police besides penalised 4 motorists for not wearing a seatbelt and different for riding a moped without a helmet. One conveyance was recovered to beryllium carrying much passengers than allowed, and successful possibly nan astir superior lawsuit of nan night, a driver was fined for throwing a cigaret butt retired of nan model during a play of maximum occurrence risk.

With nan Costa Blanca region and astir of Spain connected maximum occurrence alert, authorities person reminded nan nationalist that discarding cigaret ends tin lead not only to fines of respective 100 euros but also, if a blaze is caused, to penalties successful nan thousands and imaginable criminal charges.

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