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01-12-2007, 06:00 PM
The Ministry of Interior (SEI) plans to invest RD$3.6 million (roughly US$108,534) on 1,200 alcohol detectors, which will be used by AMET officers to determine whether a driver is within the permitted alcohol limit. Through a public bidding process, the SEI chose Vilarta Technology, SA. Nelly Labrada Rosario, who led the commission that chose Vilarta said that 30 companies had taken part in the bid. The CDP-6000 Professional model was chosen. The model is advertised on the Internet for EUR66 each. The move to purchase breathalyzers comes as part of the government's increased awareness of the dangers of drunken driving, and is being made in conjunction with the application of recent laws that make it illegal to drink in vehicles or have opened alcohol beverages in the front or back seats.
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