Latvia confiscates cars worth almost a million euros from drunk drivers and donates them to Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
Latvia has handed over 271 confiscated cars worth almost 1 million euros to Ukraine as aid. These vehicles were seized from drunk drivers.
As of mid-December, Latvia has sent a total of sent 271 cars confiscated from drunk drivers to Ukraine, The total value of the cars is almost one million euros. This was reported by Delfi, according to UNN.
On February 16 this year, the Latvian Saeima unanimously adopted amendments to the Law on Support of Civilians of Ukraine, which allow the transfer of vehicles confiscated by the state to the Ukrainian government free of charge as support for Ukrainian society,
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Thus, it was possible to transfer the vehicles to Ukraine, that were confiscated in Latvia from drivers who were driving under the influence of alcohol. intoxication.
Since the aforementioned changes in the law came into force, the government has made several decisions this year to transfer confiscated cars to Ukraine.According to the State Revenue Service, 271 cars from Latvia have been transferred to Ukraine this year via the Twitter convoy, for a total preliminary amount of EUR 903,453.
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Twitter Convoy is an initiative that was launched in February 2022. During the project's existence, more than 1,100 different vehicles have been sent to Ukraine from Latvia more than 1100 different cars with a total value of about 2 million euros. The convoys were sent every week.
Currently, the government is preparing documents for the transfer of another 34 vehicles, which are estimated to cost 161,880 euros.
