JOHOR BARU – A businessman with the Datuk title and two public servants are among 83 people compounded for violating standard operating procedures under Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan.
Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay in a statement said these individuals, aged between 16 and 62, were fined between RM2,000 and RM5,000 during raids on three entertainment centres in the city here, in an operation conducted from 1am to 11pm yesterday.
He said the businessman and civil servants aged between 35 and 41 were issued the compounds during a raid on the Berjaya Waterfront complex in Stulang Laut.
A total of 50 individuals were inspected and compounded, with 10 of them, comprising non-Malaysian women, detained after being found to not be in possession of valid travel documents.
Also held are 29 who tested positive for drugs.
Ayob Khan said the second raid on an entertainment outlet in Taman Desa Jaya, Masai, saw 17 people compounded, while the other 16 individuals were fined during a raid in the the Southkey Mosaic commercial area.
The compounds issued totalled RM357,000, including fines of between RM10,000 and RM25,000 imposed on the three premises’ owners. – Bernama, October 16, 2021
