JOHOR BARU – After six hours of hiding at an oil palm plantation here, 57 “mat rempit” finally surrendered themselves to police for fear of missing out on the Aidilfitri celebrations.
Kulai district police chief Tok Beng Yeow said the group of men, aged 17 to 42, had been hiding at the oil palm plantation at Kilometre 7, Jalan Kulai-Kota Tinggi, since 3am on Saturday.
However, two officers and 13 personnel from the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division involved in a special operation in conjunction with Op Selamat 20 surrounded the area, thus preventing the men from escaping.
“During the operation, most of these mat rempit hid at the oil palm plantation and tried to escape via rat routes but were surrounded by the police.
“Finally, at 9am, one by one, (they) started to surrender as they could not stand the hot condition at the plantation, and some said they were hungry and missed the Aidilfitri delicacies,” he said in a statement today.
Tok said 140 summonses were issued for various offences, including no driving licence and insurance, expired licence, non-standard plate numbers, modified exhaust, and not wearing a helmet.
He added that 39 motorcycles were confiscated under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama, April 23, 2023
