PETALING JAYA: The recent arrest of 24 Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) is the “tip of the iceberg” of a lucrative multi-million protection racket run by syndicates nationwide.
It was revealed that there are some 100 syndicates involved in collecting monthly payments from lorry operators to help them evade enforcement operations that include bribing JPJ officers.
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