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Malaysia’s JPJ Seizes 104 Luxury Vehicles in Ops Luxury 3.0 Sweep

The Road Transport Department has launched a joint probe with immigration into a suspected forged Malaysian driving licence

Overview

  • Ops Luxury 3.0 yielded 104 luxury vehicle seizures from August 7 to 9, boosting the three-round haul to 258 cars with most taken in Kuala Lumpur (93) and Selangor (61).
  • All vehicles were impounded under the Road Transport Act 1987 for offences such as expired road tax, no insurance coverage, unregistered plates and technical violations.
  • Since July 1, JPJ has issued 627 summonses targeting luxury car owners who breach traffic and documentation laws.
  • Among nine non-Malaysians fined in the latest sweep, one foreign driver faces a probe over a suspected forged Malaysian licence, which may involve a syndicate.
  • A seized Porsche 911 was found to have more than RM6,000 in unpaid road tax dating back to 2022, illustrating the scale of chronic non-compliance.