JPJ One thousand sixteen eight vehicles

SIBU, Sept 27: Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ) seized eight vehicles in the Ops Extreme, Ops Luxury and Ops Foreign Citizen Driver (PEWA) operation around Sibu town and Jalan Oya Lama yesterday.

Operations through the JPJ Sibu Operations Unit also inspected 124 vehicles to ensure compliance with regulations and technical aspects of the vehicle.

According to a statement by JPJ Sarawak, the results of the inspection found several errors, among them the use of non-compliant HID/LED lights, not wearing vibration belts and registration number not in accordance with specifications.

"Furthermore, other misconduct involving technical aspects of the vehicle were also detected during the operation.

"In the same operation, eight vehicles of various types were seized for wrongful acts including Motor Vehicle License (MVL) and expired insurance coverage", the statement said.

The complaint also involves vehicles that have been modified and driven by a Foreign Citizen Driver (PEWA) without a valid driver's license.

JPJ Sarawak has notified that all actions against the offences detected have been carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law in force.

JPJ Sarawak will continue operations, patrols and continuous monitoring to improve law enforcement as well as ensure the safety of all road users is always a priority.