30 cars seized, 5 teens among those held for illegal racing

 

Some of the cars that were confiscated following the police raid at the ‘race track’ in an industrial park in Kuantan. (Bernama pic)

KUANTAN: Police seized 30 cars believed to be involved in illegal races, in an operation at Taman Perindustrian Indera Mahkota 14 here yesterday.

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department principal assistant director (Enforcement) Bakri Zainal Abidin said the 5pm operation saw illegal racers using a 250m stretch at the industrial park area as their “race track”.

“It is also found that all the vehicles involved in the illegal activity were modified to improve their acceleration and maximum speed.

“Further investigations are being carried out to determine whether the race involved betting activities as this is not the first time that they have gathered there to race,” he told reporters at the Kuantan traffic police station last night.

Bakri said in the integrated operation by seven officers and 25 personnel from Bukit Aman, Pahang police contingent headquarters and Kuantan district police headquarters, five teenagers were also detained for driving without valid licences.

He said police also nabbed several women and children who were brought along to watch the race.

However, they were released after their particulars were taken, he said adding that the case was being investigated under Section 81(3) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Bakri said police would also investigate whether there was a violation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the recovery movement control order (RMCO), currently in force in Pahang. - FMT