MARIGOT: --- Some 16 gendarmes participated in a one-hour road control which took place in the La Savanne are. The aim of the control was to prevent the transporting of underage children on two-wheelers the gendarmerie said in a press statement.
During the road control some 14 two-wheelers were controlled to ensure that riders complied with all road safety regulations, 5 utility VLs were also controlled with a total of 24 individuals controlled.
During the controls, one person refused to comply as such this person was placed in garde a vue.
The gendarmerie said that they found 5 persons with faulty driver's licenses, 5 with defective insurance, one with helmet defect, 4 with number plates defects, and 5 scooters were seized.
The gendarmes did not disclose what types of penalties the persons in default will face.
