A BWI sobriety checkpoint operation was conducted on Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday.
The checkpoint occurred during the Operation Dry Water campaign, a national campaign in which marine law enforcement officers from across the country coordinate special patrols during the last weekend in June to keep public waterways safe from boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The checkpoint operation was held from 4-5:30 p.m., simultaneously at the 14-mile mark of the Big Niangua, and 47-mile mark of the main channel. A third checkpoint location was held from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m., at the 26-mile mark of the main channel.
A total of 96 vessels were contacted during the operation. Members of the Missouri Highway Patrol made the following enforcement contacts:
Two boating while intoxicated arrests at the 14-mile mark, Big Niangua Arm;
One boating while intoxicated arrest at the 47-mile mark, Osage Arm;
Three boating while intoxicated arrests at the 26-mile mark, Osage Arm;
Twenty-two warnings.