Police arrested a 49-year-old Filipino national living in Asakura on suspicion of riding a bicycle while under the influence of alcohol. A patrol officer noticed the cyclist look toward a police car and then speed up in Amagi shortly after 10 p.m. on August 31. Officers later found him in a nearby bicycle parking area, and a breath test detected more than twice the legal alcohol limit. The man initially told officers in limited Japanese that he had not been drinking. Police said he later admitted the allegation and told investigators he had consumed two strong canned alcoholic drinks at home. Source: TNC News / RKB News
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