Putera Umno plans to persuade unruly biker gangs or Mat Rempits to fight crime by offering them rewards for catching snatch thieves, a report said today.

Gang members would get RM50 ringgit for each snatch thief caught, and a new motorbike if they round up 30, the UMNO youth wing has proposed.

"Once they catch at least 30 snatch thieves, we will reward them with a motorcycle each as an incentive," the youth wing's chief, Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim as quoted by The Star daily.

"Instead of wasting their time, they might as well help police combat crime," he added.

Mat Rempits are the bane of Malaysian drivers who complain they roam the streets at night performing dangerous stunts and threatening other motorists.