‘Foreign Lamborghini driver did not have a licence’


Rules are rules: The Aventador was among 1,627 vehicles inspected during the special integrated operation on Jalan Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: A 28-year-old Chinese national was issued with a summons for driving a Lamborghini Aventador without a licence following a special integrated operation on Jalan Bangsar on Tuesday.

It is learnt that the content creator was driving the car to his home in Damansara Heights with his girlfriend after attending the launching of a fast-food restaurant in Kepong.

While the driver was issued a summons, the Kuala Lumpur Road Transport Department (JPJ) had allowed the passenger, who had a license, to take the vehicle home.

KL JPJ director Hamidi Adam said 1,627 vehicles were inspected during the operation.

“Of the total vehicles, 211 vehicles were subjected to enforcement action. We also seized 24 motorcycles, two commercial vehicles and one car.

“We issued 463 compound notices for various offences such as driving without a licence, no vocational licence, no road tax, no insurance and vehicle modifications,” he told reporters.

Hamidi said 115 officers and personnel from various agencies, including the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT), the Immigration Depart­ment and the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) were involved in the operation.

“JSPT inspected 60 vehicles and issued 30 summonses, Immigra­tion inspected 29 foreign nationals and detained one man and two Indonesian women. Two men and one woman were also detained for testing positive for cannabis,” he said.

Meanwhile, Hamidi said the department had issued 4,559 notices for various road offences during the 14-day special operation for Aidilfitri, which began on March 24 and ended on Tuesday.

“A total of 15,490 vehicles were inspected at major locations around the capital, including Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, Terminal Bersepadu Gombak, highways and main roads.

“Enforcement action was taken against 1,729 vehicles, and 24 vehicles were seized under the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333),” he added.

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