MCO violation: 216 caught not following SOP on Friday (March 12)

PETALING JAYA: As many as 216 people were served with compounds and another seven were remanded for not following standard operating procedures to guard against Covid-19.

Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 70 of the rule-breakers did not prepare customer registration tools at their premises while 55 more did not wear face masks when they were caught on Friday (March 12).

"Out of those that were penalised, 47 also made inter-state and inter-district travels without permits and 24 others failed to practise physical distancing," he said, adding that 17 were caught for hosting gatherings at entertainment outlets while the rest were caught for violating other MCO rules.

In a statement on Saturday (March 13), Ismail Sabri also said 51 undocumented migrants and four boat skippers were caught under Op Benteng on Friday.

Authorities also seized eight land vehicles in the nationwide operation to stop illegal entry at the country's borders.

"The operation also detected 99 vessels in the country's waters through eight surveillance activities," he said.