LAHAD DATU: The Sabah Road Transport Department (JPJ) Director Mohd Harris Ali warned the public against buying suspiciously cheap luxury cars, as they are likely cloned vehicles.
It is investigating a syndicate smuggling such vehicles into Sabah via border districts, primarily from neighbouring Brunei.
AdvertisementA raid in Kota Kinabalu earlier this year failed due to a mystery tip-off, but the department’s intelligence unit is actively tracking the syndicate, he said.
JPJ personnel in Sipitang have been instructed to increase surveillance on incoming vehicles.
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These are then sold to unsuspecting buyers.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The operation is part of Ops Bersepadu, a joint operation with traffic police and the Immigration Department.
