KULAI: After hiding at an oil palm plantation for six hours, a group of mat rempit finally gave in and surrendered themselves to the police due to hunger and the fear of missing out on Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Kulai OCPD Supt Tok Beng Yeow said 57 men aged between 17 and 42 tried to avoid being caught by hiding at the plantation near KM7 of Jalan Kulai-Kota Tinggi during an operation on the eve of Hari Raya.
“During the operation at about 3am, most of the mat rempit tried to escape by going into the plantation area hoping that there was an alternative way out but all the routes had been surrounded by the police.
“They stayed in the area but by 9am, one by one started surrendering as they could not find any way to escape. They also could no longer withstand the heat and the condition at the plantation area.
“Some even said they were hungry and would miss the food on the first day of Hari Raya,” Supt Tok said in a statement yesterday.
The special operation was conducted between 11pm on Friday and 5pm on Saturday.
“During the operation, we issued a total of 140 summonses for various offences and seized 39 motorcycles under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said.
