A BMW 525 driven by a Rohingya man without a driving licence and a Toyota Land Cruiser worth about RM780,000 were seized by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) in two separate operations.
According to Sinar Harian, the vehicles were seized under Ops Luxury, which targets luxury vehicles being used with expired road tax.
BMW driver runs a grocery shop
JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the BMW was seized at Jalan Pasir Hor on Sept 19.
Its driver, a 36-year-old Rohingya man who runs a grocery shop, did not have a driving licence.
Muhammad Kifli said the man had bought the car from a local, but ownership had not been transferred. He attributed this to restrictions on vehicle ownership for Rohingya individuals.
JPJ subsequently seized the BMW.
RM780,000 Land Cruiser had no insurance
A day later, on Sept 20, JPJ seized a Toyota Land Cruiser in Tunjong.
The vehicle, valued at approximately RM780,000, was driven by a 51-year-old Bangladeshi man with permanent resident status.
Muhammad Kifli said its road tax had expired and it had no insurance coverage.
He added that the drivers and owners involved in both cases would have to face court proceedings, as the offences could not be settled through compound payments.
Locals found renting motorcycles to foreign nationals
Separately, Muhammad Kifli said JPJ’s Operasi Pemandu Warga Asing (Pewa) had uncovered cases of Malaysians renting motorcycles to foreign nationals, particularly Rohingya individuals, for profit.
Based on JPJ’s intelligence gathering and investigations, rental rates ranged from RM50 to RM200 a month, depending on the motorcycle’s condition and intended use.
The department also detected cases of local employers hiring foreign nationals to drive commercial vehicles, he said.
Over 481,000 summonses issued to foreign drivers
According to Muhammad Kifli, JPJ issued 481,119 summonses to foreign drivers between Jan 1, 2024 and Sept 15 this year.
Driving without a competent driving licence (CDL) was the most frequently recorded offence, accounting for 121,832 summonses.
This was followed by expired road tax, with 50,469 summonses, and driving without insurance, with 43,299.
He added that Rohingya individuals were the group most frequently detected riding motorcycles, particularly three-wheeled motorcycles used to collect scrap metal, followed by nationals from Bangladesh, Indonesia, India and Pakistan.
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