JPJ Integrated Ops - 1112 Vehicles Checked And 632 Summonses Issued

An Integrated Operation by the Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) took place at the Awan Besar Toll Plaza yesterday. This exercise involved 183 JPJ officers and various other enforcement agencies including the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK), the Department of the Environment (JAS), the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM), PUSPAKOM and the KESAS highway concessionaire.

According to YBhg. Datuk Lokman Jamaan the Senior Director of Enforcement of JPJ, 1112 vehicles of various types were inspected from which 401 vehicles were taken action upon while 632 summons were also issued for various offences. The offences include not having a valid driving license, expired driving license, expired road tax (LKM), no insurance, overloading and others.

During the same operation, PDRM also issued a total of 32 summonses, while 12 foreigners were arrested by JIM. Other than that, action was taken on 8 vehicles by JAS for excessive exhaust noise and AADK too managed to make 6 arrests for drug offences.

The operation which went on from 9.00 am to 11.59 pm was also attended by the Deputy Secretary General to the Ministry of Transport Malaysia, YBhg. Dato' Razali bin Mohamad. JPJ goes on to advise all road users and vehicle owners to always comply with rules that have been stipulated under the Road Transport Act (APJ) 1987 (Act 333).