A local man in his 60s has been caught riding his motorbike across the Lotus Bridge and entering the controlled zone of the Hengqin Border without a permit, the Public Security Police Force (PSP) announced yesterday.
The Hengqin Border Checkpoint is located in a controlled zone. It is only accessible by public transport and authorized vehicles.
The worst aspect of the case, the PSP added, is that the man was also caught driving under the influence of alcohol.
The man reportedly works as a security guard in a local building.
At 11 a.m., March 28, the PSP spotted a motorbike crossing the Lotus Bridge, heading towards the Hengqin Border. Despite the bridge being within Macau’s jurisdiction, the land is not accessible to common vehicles. Therefore, officers were deployed to stop the motorbike.
Upon intercepting the vehicle, the PSP officers noticed that the rider smelled of alcohol. A breath test detected a blood-alcohol level of 1.26g/L: well over the legal limit.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to taking some alcoholic drinks at about 10 a.m. that day at an eatery in the Areia Preta District. Afterwards, he wanted to ride his motorbike to Cotai to do some shopping.
Upon arrival at the junction between the Estrada do Istmo and the Estrada Flor de Lótus, he believed he had taken the wrong lane, leading to the Hengqin Border Checkpoint.
The drink-driving case is still under investigation. The charge of entering a controlled zone without permit is subject to a fine ranging between MOP300 and 1,500, if he is found guilty.
Further investigations are possible since the suspect has been referred to the Public Prosecutions Office.
In another case, a local male construction worker has been apprehended for causing damage to another driver’s motorbike seat. The suspect was upset that his motorbike was blocked by the victim’s vehicle.
The PSP revealed that, in the evening on February 27, a local man parked his motorbike in the inner area of a real estate on Avenida do Nordeste in the Areia Preta District. The next day, when he wanted to remove his vehicle from the location, he found his motorbike seat cut open. He then reported the damage to the police, claiming a loss of MOP500.
Meanwhile, police reviewed footage from a nearby surveillance camera and spotted a suspect. On March 25, the suspect was invited to the police station to explain his actions.
The suspect admitted to the crime and confessed that, on the day the incident took place, he found the victim’s motorbike blocking his way when he was trying to remove his own motorbike from the location. He admitted that he was enraged at being parked in, and so took out his handicraft cutter and cut open the seat of the victim’s motorbike.
The case has been referred to the Public Prosecutions Office for further investigation. The police, meanwhile, have pressed charges of damage against him.
