Police haul up 22 more Penang JPJ officers


GEORGE TOWN: Another 22 Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers have been hauled up to assist with investigations into a protection racket involving lorry drivers.

A Penang MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) spokesperson said the 22 officers aged between 20 and 45 were arrested when they turned up at the state MACC headquarters at Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah here on Monday (April 22).

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