Paphos police placed a 54 year old man under arrest last night after he physically and verbally attacked a police officer, philenews reports.
The incident took place during traffic police regular checks.
According to the police, the drunk driver refused to provide a sample for alcotest even though in the preliminary check police had found 70mg of alcohol in his bloodstream when the maximum allowed is 22mg.
The man then hit a police officer which led to his arrest.