SCORES of drink drivers were rounded up after a ringfencing operation was conducted early on Saturday morning, according to a statement releassed by the police.

Road blocks were set up along Neil Road, Tanjong Pagar Road, Maxwell Road, Kreta Ayer Road and Cantonment Road to ring-fence the cluster of entertainment outlets and drinking haunts in the vicinity at about 1.30am.

Twenty-six drink drivers were arrested during the two-and-a-half hour operation as they failed the breathalyser test.

Of these, 25 were men and one was a woman, and they were aged between 26 and 55 years old.

Also, 16 out of the 25 arrested were in their 20s and 30s.

A total of 119 motorists were administered the test.

The highest breathalyser result clocked was 72 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath and this exceeds the prescribed legal limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.

A total of 29 persons were also summoned for other traffic-related offences.

Police urged that drink driving is a very serious offence and the penalties are severe.

If the driver is not able to control the vehicle proper, he can still be charged for drink driving even if the alcohol content in his blood or breath does not go beyond the legal limit.

If convicted, the drink driver will be disqualified from driving for at least a year and have their driving licences invaidated.

First-time offenders may be fined between $1,000 and $5,000, or jailed up to 6 months, while repeat offenders may be punished with a maximum fine of $30,000 and a mandatory jail term of up to three years.