Police have nabbed a car cloning syndicate operating in the Klang Valley. In addition to that, six cloned cars have been found and seized as well during the takedown, according to the New Straits Times. The syndicate, comprised of a husband and wife team, had been kept under close surveillance by the police two weeks ago.
“At 1 am, a special enforcement unit helmed by Asst Superintendent Ahmad Ridha Hariri arrested the suspects at the parking lot of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS),” said KL traffic chief Asst Commisioner Mohd Nadzri Hussain. It was further disclosed that the duo was in a Volvo S80 when the bust took place.
“Our investigation on the Volvo’s chassis number revealed that it had no record under the Road Transport Department (JPJ),” Mohd Nadzri disclosed. During the on-site investigation, the police found a set of keys in the wife’s handbag, each belonging to five unregistered cars, which were found later parked at the fifth and sixth floor of the public carpark of the TBS.
The vehicles were a Toyota Vios, Toyota Wish, a Jaguar X-Type, an Audi A4 and a Mini Cooper. The seized cars were found with fake road tax stickers that closely resembled the real thing. According to the police, initial investigations revealed that the cars were smuggled in from Singapore through the Johor-Singapore Causeway (Tambak Johor).
Nadzri stated that the vehicles were to be sold locally at an extremely low price compared to the actual market rate. “The Audi A4, for instance, would be priced between RM8,000 and RM10,000,” he said. The case is currently being investigated under Section 108 of the Road Transport Act 1987, Section 7 of the Road Transport Act and Section 135 of the Customs Act 1967.
The JPJ has previously said that it was planning a crackdown on cloned car syndicates. Among the methods employed will be the use of smartcode radio frequency identification tag embedded in road tax stickers as well as the implementation of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP), which will require all vehicles coming in and out of Singapore, to be registered.
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this is a result of too high taxes….you created a black market for cars same for cigs and alcohol
Bingo!
hope these syndicates continue, cuz this is a big middle finger to the corrupt AP permit owners
But when come to recalls for killer airbags and fire causing power windows, unintended acceleration pedal, u becum jialat.
Somemore no insurance. But of course this onli bad when in accident u wanna claim him cannot. So becum double jialat.
Somemore if kena tangkap and confiscate car then becum triple jialat.
If ur neighbours/ relatives /frens know about this then becum quadruple jialat.
If ur son come ask u why his frens tease him for having stolen car, then it no more jialat but becum hailat.
Please also go after the JPJ officers that would have been complicit in this scheme.
This is drama to show people enforcement is being done. the truth is, cloning has been going on for 20 years now and the big boys from PDRM and JPJ are heavily involved with the syndicate. Sama sama share profits. KDRM also big kigpin.
Now, they just catch a few as scapegoats to cool down the heat on cloning. Just to show, all cloning now no more and we are clean of it.
But the truth is, it is still going on. You know, I know.
Unless KDRM, JPJ and PDRM clean their dirty officers, cloning will still thrive in Malaysia.
When will JPJ and Police announce, AP cronies busted? Rakyat finally will be safe from cronies monopoly system by BN !
Nice Wayang. Come next month, same business as usual. Ini Malaysia, songlap budaya kita, songlap nilai kita, songlap rukun negara, songlap dasar negara. Songlaplah demi negara tercinta. Lu tak suka, lu keluar dari Malaysia.
Will these car be auction to public? But guess it’s already not available before any announcement.
Beli ayam mau yang halal.
Makan rasuah takda hal.
Maruah murah boleh dijual.
Nak jaga PROTON punya pasal.
8K – 10k for an audi A4 ? that outrageous!
just feel pity for these legal car owner as they are the one who will receive AES/JPJ/Parking summons.
Wish Gov publish that clone car owner detail so legal car owner can sue them and claim for damages.
Any BAR council member here can share some light?
Unless the cloners can get the exact same make , model, & colour of ur vehicle, the polis will waive the saman if u can prove it doesnt match urs.
Nap a couple and 6 cloned cars already make headlines…
What about those still at large?? Please dont syok sendiri.