Labuan Police Seize 21 Motorcycles In Raid Against Illegal Racing
LABUAN, May 13 (Bernama) -- Police seized 21 motorcycles along Jalan Sungai Miri near University Malaysia Sabah Labuan International Campus (UMSKAL) during a two-day integrated operation against illegal racing on Sunday and Monday (May 11 to 12).
'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 to Bernama today, adding 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, abandoning their motorcycles.
'All 21 seized motorcycles were found to be involved in various offences such as riding without valid licences, expired road tax, missing registration plates, and illegal structural and exhaust modifications,' he said, adding that the case wa being investigated under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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