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Spain Deploys Thousands of Officers in Round-the-Clock Zero-Tolerance Alcohol and Drug Campaign

Thousands of Guardia Civil officers alongside ASPAYM volunteers conduct 30,000 daily tests under a strict 0.0% alcohol limit to curb summer road deaths

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La delegada del Gobierno, Milagros Tolón, en un control realizado este lunes por la Guardia Civil en la CM-4006a, en el término municipal de Olías del Rey

Overview

  • The DGT’s July 14–20 operation mobilizes 7,000 traffic agents and local police for random static, dynamic and mobile checks nationwide.
  • ASPAYM volunteers accompany officers at checkpoints to share firsthand testimonies and distribute educational materials on the risks of impaired driving.
  • Provinces such as Córdoba, A Coruña and Cantabria have doubled last year’s controls, reporting thousands of tests and notable positive rates.
  • Authorities are monitoring WhatsApp and social media groups to disrupt alerts that facilitate evasion of checkpoints.
  • The campaign stresses that only a 0.0% blood alcohol concentration is safe and frames sobriety as both a legal obligation and social responsibility.