Operation Chrome has been hailed as a success.
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The police operation which was in force on May 17 and 18 focused on reducing road trauma and increasing safety on regional roads in the area.
More than 300 cars from the Highlands were pulled over for random breath testing.
On May 17, a 20 year-old male was pulled over for a random breath test in Welby. He was charged with mid range drink driving and driving unlicensed. He is expected to appear in Moss Vale court on July 2.
A 58 year-old female was pulled over on May 18 in Mittagong. She was charged with high range drink driving and will appear in Moss Vale Court.
A new law is in place from May 20 which will see anyone charged with a drink driving offence, regardless if it's a first time offence or low range drink driving offence, lose their licence for three months and given a hefty fine.
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