Between 1 December and 19 December, States and honorary officers stopped a total of 1,866 vehicles. Last year, there were 12 arrests over the entire festive period.
The campaign is due to run until the end of the month so Islanders should expect to see more road checks at various locations.
According to statistics from the UK, 16 per cent of all road deaths in Great Britain are alcohol related.
Meanwhile, the States police responded to 68 overnight call outs during last weekend – the busiest two-night period in the run-up to Christmas.
Extra officers were on duty on Friday – dubbed ‘Black Eye Friday’ due to the level of anti-social incidents usually recorded across Britain – and Saturday to deal with assaults, public order and drug offences.
In total 26 people were taken into custody, including 26-year-old Luis Paulo Alves Nunes, who has been charged with supplying heroin. He appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
