2,300 cloned vehicles seized by JPJ in 2016: Kaprawi

2,300 cloned vehicles seized by JPJ in 2016: Kaprawi

The Road Transport Department (JPJ) seized a total of 2,300 cloned vehicles from 2016 until July this year, said deputy transport minister Datuk Abdul Aziz Kaprawi in a Bernama report. The problem which he described as worrying would be solved with the implementation of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP), which will soon take place in the country.

“This illegal activity will be curbed but we advise the public to be careful when they are offered attractive deals to own these cars,” he said. Most of the vehicles which were cloned, were rare in the local market and more readily available in states including Kelantan and Johor, the minister added.

Between 2015 and last year, the police have seized 33 cloned luxury cars in an operation named Ops Lejang Khas. Initial investigations revealed that buyers of these cloned vehicles, aged 25 to 40, were attracted to the relatively cheaper prices of the cloned luxury models, and the syndicate involved was believed to have smuggled them from Singapore.

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Comments

  • Local Cowboy on Jul 07, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Get rid of AP’s and protectionism all will be good. We will save money on enforcement officers and VEP and the long suffering citizens have freedom to choose.

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  • Cloned go JPJ can renew road tax so no problem.

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  • azrai on Jul 07, 2017 at 11:40 am

    Damn those Malaysian. Still want to show off when got no money.

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    • karam singh on Jul 07, 2017 at 8:14 pm

      RM40-50k , u wanna get a Myvi or Honda Jazz/VW Polo (without tax)
      20k over there can get much2 better car with better safety.
      or u wanna get Axia tin milo ?

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  • big smiley face... on Jul 07, 2017 at 12:36 pm

    …for the camera, but nobody’s nabbing the obvious culprit that got the clone in in the 1st place and how the import process is failing us.

    Coincidence? Or is somebody hiding a large amount of cash in his cupboard again.

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    • Scepter on Jul 07, 2017 at 8:21 pm

      Wait for MACC to complete the Malacca PDRM Gopi mess first. Then they can shift their focus on this JPJ clone mess.

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  • Susukotak on Jul 07, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    harap jpj tgk punca. macamana boleh masuk… boleh daftar.. roadtax sticker… bukan setakat rampas yg dah berlaku. banyak.menyusahkan pemilik sah.

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  • Loo Chiew on Jul 07, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    my car was stolen last year. could not get my insurance to cover at the moment due to investigation.

    during the report period, car was used by a syndicate. late last year, due to no loan payments after 3 months, the bank actually found the car and took it in… without notifying anyone eventhough it was reported stolen. the car was then given back to the syndicate after their settlement payment eventhough the car has my name on it.

    now got the car back and police reported showed irregularities with JPJ and Bank.. how can my insurance renew and how can some random person picked up my car at the bank?

    malaysia is strange. and dangerous

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    • Fake news is even more strange & dangerous. How can bank gip car to anyone when its still under polis investigation? It cant even gip car back to U becoz car will automatically be impounded until case is settled.

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    • azrai on Jul 07, 2017 at 4:35 pm

      That’s why it is known as Bolehland at the first place.

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    • Scepter on Jul 07, 2017 at 8:24 pm

      Report to MACC and let the fireworks begin for JPJ.

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    • Guess Guest Gas on Jul 08, 2017 at 12:24 am

      Your guess as good as everyone else, bro.
      Lawlessness Nation.

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  • duitmana on Jul 08, 2017 at 1:01 pm

    that evidently says…2300 of internal forgery, fraud and bribery in JPJ department….

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  • Sam Loo (ori1) on Jul 09, 2017 at 9:52 am

    Money buys lots of things ……

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