One of the owners of the 3 cars found to have been blocking the southbound road of the North-South Expressway has been arrested by the police.
According to a report by Sinar Harian, the Rembau District Police Chief, Superintendent Hasani Hussain, shared that the suspect, who is in their 50s, was arrested in Seremban at about 12:30am on Wednesday (July 2).
“Based on initial investigations, the suspects are towing agents and acted in such a way (blocking the road) because they wanted to tow a car. They only blocked the road for a short time,”
“One of the owners of the 3 vehicles has been arrested, and we are hunting for the other suspects who are still at large,” he explained.
Where it all started
Prior to this, a video had gone viral online, showcasing 3 cars stopped horizontally on the southbound road of the North-South Expressway, causing traffic to come to a halt.
This case is being investigated under Sections 279 and 341 of the Penal Code and Section 48 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Members of the public with information about this incident have been asked to contact Criminal Investigation Officer, Inspector Noor Fathiah Ak’Dilah Ishak at 010-5825384 or Traffic Investigation Officer, Sergeant Siti Nur Balqes Abdul Rahim at 019-7992519, or directly contact the Operations Room Rembau IPD at 06-6851999.
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