Since January last year, 1,290 cloned cars have been seized by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) in operations throughout the country. Most of the impounded vehicles were luxury cars smuggled from Singapore, Bernama reports.
According to JPJ director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad, brands included BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus, and the value of the seized vehicles were worth more than RM40 million. He added that most of the vehicles were seized in Kelantan, Terengganu and Perak, and vehicles were usually sold for between RM30,000 and RM40,000 each.
He said the modus operandi of the cloned vehicle syndicates was to sell the vehicles through a cash sale after reaching an agreement with individual buyers via online ads.
“Funding institutions or banks will not approve the purchase of cloned cars. So, when one is offered a luxury car cheaply by paying in cash, be wary because it is highly likely that the vehicle offered is cloned and you end up as a victim,” Ismail explained.
“The operation to eliminate the cloned-car syndicates will be carried out continuously. The JPJ will not compromise with those involved,” he said. Ismail urged owners of cloned vehicles to hand them over to the JPJ or the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) so that they can be considered for a lighter punishment.
He stated that besides being a high risk item as the car was not covered by insurance, possessing a cloned vehicle was illegal under the MACC Act and the JPJ Act.
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Seized, dan jual balik @ 5 ribu.
Mana janji turun harga kereta 30%? Jangan marah la rakyat beli kereta klon, guna perkhidmatan Grab dan Uber.
Legal cronies arresting illegal crony… as the Rich AP system owners keep on doing bussiness. Only Rakyat still keep paying debts / loans even retire !
This is all drama to show JPJ is doing some work. This 1290 cars are just scapegoat cars to prove to the rakyat that clone cars are no more.
The truth of the matter is that cloning has been going on for 20 years now. JPJ officers are working hand in hand with the syndicates and even the Singapore counterpart syndicates. This is not new story, it is old story.
Now heat is on, so the JPJ officers now “sacrifice” 1290 cars to show some work is being done. But in actual fact, the whole business is far bigger than these 1290 cars. It is a multibillion dollar business churning out billions per annum the past 20 yrs.
My advice to JPJ, clean up your officers. Don’t show drama here please.
Burn them with faiya, just like ivory & drugs
Better still. Jpj can now set up half cut company. Make money and help car owners.
Don’t tell me after confiscating 1290 cars and
yet NOBODY is charged??
Police is so efficient and yet the big fish is untouchable and always gets away leaving the poor rakyat the losers $$$ everytime.
These confiscated cars will then be recycled via kereta potong and will soon appear as used cars with new chassis number & registration card. Bercukurlah !!.
Are we surprise? Nah, we know when the top is corrupted , all followers same.
auction them
increase the coffers lol
What are clone cars actually?