246 compounded for violating recovery MCO in Johor
A total of 246 individuals, including teenagers, were compounded RM1,000 each for flouting the recovery movement control order (MCO) at two entertainment centres in Johor Bahru last night.
Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said all of them, aged 15 to 63, failed to comply with regulations stipulated under the recovery MCO, including observing physical distancing...
A total of 246 individuals, including teenagers, were compounded RM1,000 each for flouting the recovery movement control order (MCO) at two entertainment centres in Johor Bahru last night.
Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (above) said all of them, aged 15 to 63, failed to comply with regulations stipulated under the recovery MCO, including observing physical distancing.
He said they included a 17-year-old male who tested positive for methamphetamine and a 63-year-old Singaporean man for failing to produce his passport.
The inspection at the two entertainment centres was conducted during an integrated operation involving the Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) from the Johor Police Contingent Headquarters, Narcotic CID from the Johor Bahru Selatan police district, and Johor Bahru City Council beginning 10pm last night, he said in a statement today.
Ayob Khan added that action was taken against 11 foreign nationals.
This included six women, comprising an Indonesian and five Thai citizens, who were arrested for overstaying. The men were from Taiwan, Nigeria, the UK, China and Yemen, he added.
- Bernama
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