MELAKA: A targeted enforcement by Melaka Road Transport Department (JPJ) resulted in the arrest of six Myanmar nationals and the seizure of a luxury MPV.
State JPJ director Siti Zarina Mohd Yusop said the foreigners, made up of five men and one woman aged between 25 and 30, were stopped at the Jasin toll plaza exit here at about 10am on Tuesday (Aug 12) during Operasi Pemandu Warga Asing (Op Pewa).
The operation, she said, focused on foreign drivers without valid documents.
"Checks revealed that none of the six could produce legal identification and the man behind the wheel had no valid driving licence.
“They were handed over to the police for further action," she said on Tuesday.
Siti Zarina said the vehicle, which was registered under the name of a Malaysian man, was also seized for investigation.
She said throughout the operation, officers inspected 56 vehicles and found that 38 of them had committed various traffic offences.
"In total, 119 notices were issued under the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) and a total of 38 vehicles were seized, comprising 36 motorcycles and two cars.
"The most common offences were driving without a licence, expired road tax, and the absence of insurance coverage," she said.
Siti Zarina added that JPJ also carried out Ops Khas Luxury, an enforcement effort aimed at imported and high-end vehicles that fail to comply with traffic regulations.
"Since January, we have seized 10 luxury vehicles for expired road tax and no insurance while seven of these were confiscated during ‘Ops Luxury’, which has been running nationwide since July 1,” she said.
The seized luxury vehicles, estimated to be worth almost RM6mil, were impounded for various offences, including expired road tax and lack of insurance coverage.
