Ops Luxury 3.0: JPJ Nabs 104 Luxury Cars

A total of 258 luxury vehicles of various makes have been seized nationwide for violating Road Transport Department (JPJ) regulations through three series of operations codenamed Ops Luxury since June.

In the latest operation, Ops Luxury 3.0, carried out from Aug 7 to 9, JPJ confiscated 104 high-end vehicles, including Ferrari, Range Rover, Porsche and Ford Mustang driven by locals and foreigners. 

Kuala Lumpur recorded the highest number of seizures with 93 vehicles, followed by Selangor 61, Penang 28, Sarawak 16 and Kelantan 15.

Among the most serious offences was a South Asian foreign national caught driving with a Malaysian driving licence believed to be fake. JPJ will conduct further investigations into how the forged licence was obtained and has not ruled out the involvement of forgery syndicates.

During the three day operation, nine foreigners in total were found driving luxury vehicles with various offences, including having no insurance and expired road tax. JPJ will seek the cooperation of the Immigration Department and other agencies to probe these cases.

Other offences recorded included driving without a valid Competent Driving Licence (CDL) and road tax and insurance that had expired for extended periods. The latest operation alone saw 627 summonses issued.

All seized vehicles have been placed at JPJ depots for further investigation and will only be released once owners renew their road tax and insurance on top of settling their summons. Muhammad Kifli stressed that no leniency will be shown to any party, and that strict action will be taken under the Road Transport Act 1987.

Ops Luxury will continue as part of JPJ’s strategic effort to safeguard the safety, well-being and sustainability of the nation’s transport sector. Members of the public can lodge complaints on such violations through the MyJPJ app’s e-Aduan feature or email [email protected] with complete details.

Source: BERNAMA & BERNAMA