It wasn’t a quiet day for law enforcement in the Lugo region. During a large-scale police operation, the man without a license was far from the only one caught. Five other individuals were charged as well. One person was arrested for carrying a brass knuckle hidden in his car — classified as illegal weapons possession. Another driver was found with a full set of burglary tools in the trunk. And two more drivers made life unnecessarily hard for themselves.
Both tested positive for drugs during a preliminary test and then refused to cooperate with the official medical examination. Legally, that’s a terrible move in Italy: refusal is treated almost the same as an admission of guilt, with the maximum penalty attached. Once again, it shows that honesty really does pay off in the long run. And anyone who drives without a license and then tries to outrun the police should be grateful if they don’t end up spending the night behind bars.