Over 323,000 vehicles inspected in RTD Hari Raya ops
RTD director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said enforcement action was taken against 33,452 vehicles for various offences during the operation, which ran from March 24 to April 8.
"This year, a total of 323,876 vehicles were inspected, and we issued 58,596 compound notices," he told reporters at the RTD Ops HRA appreciation ceremony here today.
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