RCMP nab a drunk driver in the line up to board the ferry in Port aux Basques

    Wednesday, 2 April 2025 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Police say the 41-year-old man from Nova Scotia was arrested Friday night,  March 28th.

    The RCMP arrested an impaired driver in the line up to board the Marine Atlantic ferry in Port aux Basques. Police say the 41-year-old man from Nova Scotia was arrested Friday night,  March 28th. The man failed a roadside breath test and blew above the limit at the detachment. The vehicle was seized and impounded and the man’s license was suspended.

     

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