Twelve e-bikes were seized this weekend by police officers in Glasgow.
Cops were patrolling the city centre as part of an initiative to identify people illegally travelling on modified electric bikes, which are capable of going at high speeds.
Multiple people were reported to the Procurator Fiscal for traffic offences.
The force said on X (formerly Twitter):" Twelve illegal e-bikes were seized by officers in the city centre this weekend as part of an operation targeting those riding illegally modified electric bikes capable of going at high speeds.
"A number of persons have been reported for road traffic offences."
Twelve illegal e-bikes were seized by officers in the City Centre this weekend as part of an operation targeting those riding illegally modified electric bikes capable of going at high speeds.
— Police Scotland Greater Glasgow (@PSOSGreaterGlas) October 30, 2023
A number of persons have been reported for road traffic offences.#DontRiskIt pic.twitter.com/I0RdmWF2a3
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