MIRI: Miri police issued 42 traffic summonses and arrested a suspected drink driver during a four-hour overnight enforcement operations targeting motorists driving under the influence of alcohol and other traffic offenders.
The special ‘Ops Mabuk’, conducted by the Miri District Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division, ran from 11 pm on July 11 until 3 am on July 12 along Jalan Miri Airport.
Miri District Police Chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the operations involved one senior police officer and nine traffic personnel.
A total of 91 individuals, comprising 72 men and 19 women, were screened while 86 vehicles underwent inspection.
Police detected a range of traffic offences, including driving without a valid licence, illegal exhaust modifications, expired road tax, failure to display the mandatory probationary ‘P’ plate and other technical violations.
Forty-two summonses were issued during the operations.
A 37-year-old local man was also arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after an initial breath test using a Screening Device 2 (SD2) detected alcohol in his system.
He was taken to Miri Hospital, where a blood sample was collected by the Forensic Department for further analysis.
The case is being investigated under Section 45A(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Upon conviction, a first-time offender faces a fine of between RM10,000 and RM30,000, imprisonment of up to two years, and disqualification from holding or obtaining a driving licence for two years.
Farhan said police would continue to intensify enforcement against drink driving and other serious traffic offences, stressing that motorists who endanger lives by driving under the influence of alcohol would face firm legal action.
He urged all road users to comply with traffic laws, avoid unauthorised vehicle modifications and practise responsible driving to help keep the roads safe.
Members of the public with information on traffic-related offences are encouraged to contact Miri District Police Headquarters or the nearest police station.
