Dutch police arrest ‘Boris Johnson’ after DUI incident

THE HAGUE: Dutch police said on Monday officers were surprised upon arresting a man in connection with a drunk driving incident over the weekend, when his driver´s licence named him as “Boris Johnson”.

The fake Ukrainian driver´s licence, complete with the former British prime minister´s picture and correct birth date, was “issued” in 2019 and valid until the end of the year 3000. Police spokesman Thijs Damstra said officers investigated an incident shortly after midnight on Sunday when a car crashed into a pole near the Emma Bridge in the northern city of Groningen.

“The person could not identify himself and refused to undertake a breathalyser test,” Damstra told AFP. The 35-year-old man, from the small town of Zuidhorn west of Groningen, was arrested and police searched his car. “Inside, police found a fake drivers licence belonging to Boris Johnson,” Damstra said.