BUKIT KAYU HITAM, May 22 — A total of 455,458 outstanding summonses and arrest warrants against foreign citizens were issued since 2010.
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Datuk Mahamad Akhir Darus said of the number, 364,473 were summonses for various offencs while 90,985 were arrest warrants.
Singaporeans had the highest number of outstanding summonses with 173,667, and Brunei citizens had the highest number of arrest warrants with 77,857.
“In ‘Ops Saman Tertunggak Warga Asing’ (OSTWA)’ since four days ago, 2,735 summonses and 165 arrest warrants were issued after inspecting 6,776 vehicles.
“We also issued 640 summonses against foreign drivers. Police used the Online Compound Payment System and car number plate scanners so detect vehicle owners who have arrest warrants and outstanding traffic summonses,” he said when met at North Zone OSTWA operation at KM1.3 of North-South Expressway, here.
In the operation, a total of 166 policemen and officers were stationed in three states bordering Thailand, namely, Kedah, Perak and Perlis. — Bernama
