Police to replace patrol vehicles with budget allocation

Nur Jazlan handing a scroll to Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar Form Five student Nehemiah Koh during the graduation ceremony.

JOHOR BARU: The Home Ministry will be using a portion of the allocated funds from Budget 2017 to replace old patrol vehicles in the police force, said Deputy Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed.

He said about 80% of the force’s patrol vehicles are between 15 and 20 years old and needed to be replaced, especially those in city areas where crime rates are higher.