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Waitakere police have nabbed 72 drink-drivers in an all-weekend operation.
They set up 21 checkpoints around West Auckland suburbs and stopped cars
between 7 o'clock on Friday night and two o'clock this morning.
They are warning that as Christmas approaches, drivers can expect more of the same.
The operation also saw nine people arrested for a variety of offences, including one person who was wearing a home detention electronic bracelet and should not have been away from home.
- Newstalk ZB
