The police said officers booked 87 drivers who were committing irregularities today, one of them reaching a speed of 193 km/h on the Bahar ic-Caghaq Coast Road where the limit is 70.

In a statement, the police said 74 drivers were booked for overspeeding, while another 13 were infringing other traffic rules such as having no registration numbers, having tinted glass or disobeying traffic regulations.

The operation involved members of the Traffic Police assisted by the Rapid Intervention Unit and the Special Intervention Unit.

The Coast Road driver was one of 16 who was caught in the area. Other spot-checks were carried out in the Mellieha by-pass, where 50 drivers were caught overspeeding.