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Police on Monday arrested a 63-year-old man for driving in the opposite direction of a road in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

The suspect, an Egyptian national, was driving a three-wheeled motorcycle in the area of Toumba when he was stopped.

Officers found that he did not have a driving license and had eight pending convictions for violation of health regulations, with a total prison sentence of 54 months.

Police also found and confiscated a folding knife.