JOHOR BARU: The Johor Road Transport Department (RTD) fined 21 foreign drivers and seized 21 vehicles during an enforcement operation that saw 216 vehicles inspected and 138 notices issued for various offences.
Johor RTD director Zulkarnain Yasin said the drivers comprised 12 Myanmar, seven Pakistanis and two Indonesians.
The vehicles seized comprised 17 motorcycles, two cars and two other private vehicles.
The operation, conducted yesterday, involved 49 RTD officers and targeted drivers in the state capital and surrounding areas.
He said the operation covered various types of vehicles, with enforcement action taken against drivers and vehicle owners found to have committed offences.
Among the offences detected were allowing foreigners without valid driving licences to drive (13 cases), riding without helmets (16), driving without valid licences (13), expired road tax (seven) and lack of insurance coverage (seven).
Technical offences included faulty lights (17 cases), worn or defective tyres (four), non-compliant registration plates (three) and tinted windows (three).
A total of 138 notices were issued, comprising 116 summonses, 21 vehicle seizure notices and one inspection directive.
Zulkarnain reminded vehicle owners that allowing an unlicensed person to drive or ride their vehicles was an offence under Section 26(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Those found guilty face a fine of between RM300 and RM2,000, imprisonment of up to three months, or both.
He said the department would continue conducting enforcement operations to improve compliance and protect all road users.