The drug supplier of a driver who was detained for crashing into a cycling team while under the influence has also been placed in incommunicado detention, Changhua County police said today.
The traffic accident occurred on April 22, when a man surnamed Hsiao (蕭) drove into a group of teenage students cycling together in the county, injuring eight people, including himself.
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One student sustained critical head injuries.
Drugs and drug paraphernalia were found in Hsiao's vehicle, and he tested positive for narcotics in both blood and urine tests.
He was handed over to prosecutors on suspicion of negligently causing injury and endangering public safety.
The Changhua District Court approved a request to detain him incommunicado, the Beidou Precinct of the Changhua County Police Department said in a statement.
The precinct later traced the drugs found in Hsiao's possession to a man surnamed Chen (陳), who is suspected of being the dealer.
Following a raid in Changhua County's Yuanlin Township (員林), Chen was arrested and transferred to the Changhua District Prosecutors' Office on Friday last week on suspicion of contravening the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (毒品危害防制條例).
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