KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman acted aggressively when she was detained by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) during an operation in Setapak on Wednesday.
The 42-year-old woman had ridden a motorcycle at Jalan Cempedak, Sentul at about 11.16am during the operation focusing on foreigners who ride or drive, codenamed "Ops Pewa".
The woman refused to cooperate with the JPJ officer and gave an excuse that she wanted to bring the bike to a JPJ office.
She also raised her voice towards enforcement officers and attempted to escape a few times but she was thwarted before being brought to Kuala Lumpur JPJ headquarters.
When questioned, the woman admitted to not having any documents including a driving license.
"I have been living in Malaysia for two years and working at a cleaning company since a year ago.
"I bought the motorcycle from a Pakistani man for RM1,500," said the woman who hails from Madura, Indonesia.
She was the sole woman detained among the 71 foreigners in Ops Pewa, which was conducted from 9am till 12pm.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur JPJ director Mohd Zaki Ismail said most of those detained were working as mobile bread sellers as well as senders of grocery items and scrap metals.
"Among those detained were from Pakistan, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Indonesia," he said.
Mohd Zaki said 125 vehicles were inspected and 565 summonses were issued for various offences including driving without a license, misuse of driving license and not having vehicle insurance.
"We seized 84 vehicles including 77 motorcycles and four cars.
"A total of 70 JPJ enforcement officers were involved in the operation along with seven Immigration personnel.
"It was conducted at 10 locations, including in Sri Rampai, Sentul, Wangsa Maju and Setapak," he said.
Mohd Zaki said Ops Pewa was one of the focuses of the department, in line with its strategic enforcement plan.
"We will conduct Ops Pewa every month.
"The operation focused on detecting foreign drivers who use private vehicles that have been modified to be used in businesses as well as driving without a license," he said.
Mohd Zaki said some Malaysians were cooperating with foreigners and allowed them to use or rent their vehicles.
"Action was also taken on vehicle owners who allowed their vehicles to be driven by those without a license. We also watched out for those who use private vehicles for commercial purposes.
"Foreigners who don't have any personal identification documents will be handed over to the Immigration Department," he said.
Enforcement action is necessary to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities.
"We also want to increase the level of perception of being caught' among road users.
"Such an operation will be conducted continuously," he said.
