The Investigation Department of the Riyadh Traffic Police has arrested some 39 car joy riders, better known as drifters, in several Riyadh districts over the past 72 hours, electronic newspaper sabq.org reported.

The department continues to intensify crackdown on individuals wanted for traffic and criminal cases, a source told the paper.

Nine wanted suspects were handed over to police centers, the source said.

Meanwhile, 44 cars involved in traffic and criminal offenses were seized and three underage drivers were tracked down and referred to juvenile bodies, the source said.

The Riyadh Traffic will not hesitate to impose strict penalties on car drifters, especially for repeated offenses, the source said.