Labuan cops slam the brakes on illegal racing
LABUAN: Police seized 21 motorcycles during a two-day integrated operation against illegal racing near University Malaysia Sabah Labuan International Campus (UMSKAL) on Sunday and Monday.
Labuan police chief Supt Mohd Hamizi Halim said the operation was launched following public complaints about street gang activities involving dangerous stunts and loud modified exhaust pipes of bikes in front of UMSKAL.
'Led by ASP Rechi Anak John Chuhing, the operation involved 22 officers, including a special undercover unit.
'Surveillance and identification were first carried out by the undercover team before two simultaneous roadblocks were set up, one at Jalan Sungai Pagar near Petronas Carigali and the other in front of Sekolah Menegah Sains Labuan,' he said.
He added that a Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) unit was also mobilised to disperse the crowd.
'Many motorcyclists fled in all directions upon detecting the presence of police, with several riders arrested at the scene and others escaping towards the beach after abandoning their motorcycles.
'There were various offences committed, such as riding without valid licences, expired road tax, missing registration plates, and illegal structural and exhaust modifications,' he said, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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