PETALING JAYA: Two commercial vehicle drivers tested positive for drugs during an integrated enforcement operation conducted by the Kuala Lumpur Road Transport Department (JPJ) at the Gombak Toll Plaza.
The operation, conducted yesterday with the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK), the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department and the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, targeted commercial drivers to ensure road fitness.
Kuala Lumpur JPJ director Hamidi Adam said the department viewed drug abuse among commercial vehicle drivers seriously.
“JPJ will not compromise with any driver found to have tested positive for drugs or committed offences under the relevant laws.
“The operation reflects our continued commitment to ensuring road safety remains a top priority,” he said in a statement.
A total of 228 commercial vehicles, including lorries and buses, were inspected during the operation involving 59 enforcement personnel from the participating agencies.
JPJ issued 75 notices for various offences under the Road Transport Act 1987 and seized one stage bus for further action. AADK conducted urine screening on 74 drivers, with two testing positive for methamphetamine and cannabis.
The two detained men, a 31-year-old timber jinker lorry driver and a 41-year-old rental car driver, are being investigated under Section 3(1) of the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 for further testing and investigation.
Hamidi said drivers who tested positive during the preliminary screening would face action by AADK, while JPJ would suspend their vocational licences (PSV/GDL) pending investigations.
