BUTTERWORTH: A total of 101 motorcycles were seized in a special integrated operation targeting street gangs at the Bagan Ajam rest area on the Butterworth Outer Ring Road here.
Penang police chief Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said in the operation from 1.30am to 10am, 250 motorcycles and two cars were inspected.
“Police issued 114 summonses to the motorists for various offence while the Road Transport Department issued 245 vehicle inspection notices under Section 61 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said in a statement yesterday.Comm Hamzah also disclosed that the state’s National Anti-Drug Agency conducted urine tests on 98 people, nine of whom tested positive.
Two compound notices were also issued by the state’s Environment Department under the Environmental Quality Act 1974, he added in a Bernama report.
“The operation aims to curb street gang activities such as illegal racing, ensure compliance with traffic regulations and prioritise road user safety,” he said while urging the public especially youngsters to steer clear of illegal racing and other street gang activities.
