Seventeen drivers were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and two under the influence of drugs during overnight police operations carried out across Cyprus, authorities said.

According to the police, a total of 625 vehicles were stopped during Sunday night operations, while 766 drivers and passengers were checked.

Traffic controls resulted in 93 reports for various offences, including 17 for drink-driving and two for driving under the influence of narcotics.

Police also carried out 41 inspections of premises, while seven vehicles were impounded as part of ongoing investigations.

In a separate incident, a 20-year-old woman was arrested in the early hours of Monday following a road collision in Protaras.

Police said that at around 2.30am, the woman was driving along the Protaras–Cape Greco avenue when she veered into the opposite lane and collided head-on with a car driven by a 26-year-old woman.

Both vehicles sustained minor damage, but neither driver was injured.

A subsequent alcohol test showed the 20-year-old had a reading of 104μg%, well above the legal limit of 9μg%.

The legal blood alcohol limit for driving in Cyprus is 22μg per 100 milliliters of breath.

The stricter limit of 9μg of alcohol per 100 milliliters of breath applies to drivers licensed for less than 3 years, motorcyclists, taxi drivers and professional drivers.

She was arrested and later released to be summoned before court at a later date.