Operation Compass nabs two Mooroolbark drivers

Two Mooroolbark drivers have been taken off the roads after being caught drink driving. Picture: ON FILE.

Two Mooroolbark drivers have been taken off the roads after being nabbed by police for drink driving.

Officers intercepted a 28-year-old man driving along the Maroondah Highway between Warrandyte Road and Ringwood Street just after 5am on Thursday 14 April.

The Mooroolbark man returned an alleged positive evidentiary breath test reading of .088 and had his licence immediately suspended.

On Friday, police were left shaking their heads after a driver was busted at allegedly more than four times the alcohol limit in Croydon.

An automated number plate recognition site was set up on Mt Dandenong Road when the vehicle came to their attention about 9.20pm.

The driver of the vehicle, a 45-year-old Mooroolbark man, returned an alleged breath test of .212.

His vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1555 and his licence was immediately suspended for 12 months.

Both men are expected to be charged on summons to appear in court at a later date.

These arrests were part of Operation Compass, the state-wide road policing operation during the high-risk Easter holiday period.

Police are targeting impaired driving, speed, distraction, and fatigue in high-risk areas throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Operation Compass commenced at midnight 14 April and will conclude at 11.59pm on Monday 25 April.