Drugs with drug past caught under the influence of alcohol!

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On February 12, 2025, the police in Bingen checked a driver for drug and alcohol violations. Statistics on drug offenses.
On February 12, 2025, the police in Bingen checked a driver for drug and alcohol violations. Statistics on drug offenses. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

on February 12, 2025, around 10:35 p.m., police officers in Bingen am Rhein carried out a traffic control. The reason for the control was disregarding a stop sign through a car. The driver, a 43-year-old, had already become conspicuous due to multiple violations of the Narcotics Act. As a result, the driver's license had been withdrawn. During the inspection, the officials noticed an alcohol smell, which was confirmed by a subsequent alcohol test with 0.52 per thousand.

The driver admitted to consume cannabis and amphetamine regularly. As a result, he was brought to the office to take blood. The incident is now being pursued both as part of a criminal proceedings and an administrative offense procedure. According to the Bingen police inspection, the report was sent to this incident on February 13, 2025 at 01:07 a.m. The situation reflects the persistent problems in the field of drug abuse and traffic safety.

drug offenses in the region

The crime statistics for drug offenses in the district of Mainz-Bingen have alarming trends. In 2022, a total of 539 drug offenses were registered, which comprises an educational rate of 93%. The suspects are mainly made up of men (400 cases), while women are affected in 49 cases. It is noteworthy that 22% of the suspects are not of German origin.

  • Age distribution of the suspects:
  • under 21: 114
  • 21 to 25: 92
  • 25 to 30: 80
  • 30 to 40: 94
  • 40 to 50: 53
  • 50 to 60: 20
  • over 60: 4

In 2021, the number of drug offenses was even higher, namely at 680, with a reconnaissance rate of 94%. These statistics can partially be attributed to the spread of new psychoactive substances that regularly circulate in Germany. According to the wikipedia articles on drug control are many of these substances synthetic cannabinoids and opioids that are often used by drug criminals.

traffic safety in focus

The incidents like that in Bingen are part of a major problem that must also be considered in the context of traffic safety. The numbers give the reason for concern: in 2022 2,406,465 traffic accidents were registered across Germany, including 289,672 cases with personal injury, which resulted in 2,788 fatalities. In 2021 there were 2,314,938 accidents, with 2,562 fatalities. This illustrates the urgent need to raise awareness of the dangers of drug and alcohol consumption in road traffic.

The incident in Bingen is not only an isolated case, but is in the context of a variety of challenges that come to light in connection with drug abuse and traffic safety in the region. The pressure on the authorities to take effective measures to combat these problems is correspondingly great.

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