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Penang police issue 126 summonses in operation targeting illegal racing

GEORGE TOWN (BERNAMA) – A total of 126 summonses were issued for various traffic offences during Op Samseng Jalanan at Persiaran Tunku Kudin in Gelugor, Malaysia, early yesterday.

Timur Laut district police chief ACP Soffian Santong said the integrated illegal racing prevention operation, which began at 11.30pm on Saturday and ended at 4am yesterday, was conducted based on tip off and intelligence.

“A total of 148 people and 136 motorcycles were screened in the operation.

“The police issued 126 summonses for various traffic offences, including no driving licence, loud exhaust systems and ‘fancy’ number plates,” he said when contacted yesterday.

Soffian said that in the operation, the police also impounded 13 illegally modified motorcycles and detained a 21-year-old man riding a motorcycle bearing a fake vehicle registration number.

He said the man has been remanded to assist in the investigation under Section 108 of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Meanwhile, the Barat Daya District Police Headquarters, in a statement, said that the police arrested a man in his 30s for driving under the influence of alcohol in Op Samseng Jalanan conducted in the district early yesterday.

“During the operation, which began at 11pm yesterday, the police also issued 23 summonses for various traffic offences,” said the statement.

Motorists are rounded up at Timur Laut Police Headquarters. PHOTO: THE STAR
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