Butterworth: Police seized 10 motorcycles and arrested a man suspected of riding recklessly during a joint operation against illegal motorcycle racers on the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) here yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) police chief ACP Anuar Abd Rahman stated that the operation, which took place from 6.45 pm to 9 pm, resulted in the issuance of 111 summonses for various traffic offences. The police cordoned off all entry and exit routes in the area, including the Penang Port exit and both directions of BORR, before detaining 90 motorcycles and 132 individuals at the scene.

Anuar noted that most motorcyclists acted aggressively in their attempts to escape detention. The police employed reasonable measures to detain those who acted aggressively. All motorcycles were subsequently taken to the SPU Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division (BSPT), where 10 motorcycles were seized. A 21-year-old man was arrested under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless and dangerous riding.

He further mentioned that 60 officers and personnel from various divisions, including the SPU BSPT, the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division, the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division, and the Criminal Investigation Division of the SPU District Police Headquarters, were involved in the operation. A 40-second video that went viral recently showed groups of motorcyclists attempting to escape a police operation by riding against the flow of traffic, with some even lifting their motorcycles over road dividers to avoid capture.