Cops put the brakes on illegal street racing


Eyes on the road: a total of 195 traffic summonses were issued and 48 motorcycles confiscated during Ops samseng Jalanan in Butterworth. — Photo taken from the Penang police department’s Facebook page

BUTTERWORTH: On most weekends, a group of mat rempit would rev their engines along the usual “race track” – the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR).

But their reckless spree came to a halt when law enforcement authorities launched a coordinated crackdown to curb this menace.

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