The good folks at the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) employed a rather cunning plan to apprehend illegal street racers or ‘Mat Rempits‘ in Kuantan, Pahang, recently, catching most of them by surprise while they were loitering at an undisclosed road in the state capital recently.
A video of the operation in action has since gone viral online, garnering over 790,600 views and more than 8,500 likes as of the time of writing on X (formerly Twitter).
Police officers going undercover to apprehend Mat Rempits in Kuantan
Originally shared by @bckupacc99 and reposted by @JatIkhwan, the video shows several Mat Rempits fleeing the scene as the road was blocked by several cars, creating a makeshift blockade at a traffic light junction.
Furthermore, several individuals can also be seen loitering by the roadside, believed to be motorcyclists themselves.
The camera then zooms in on the private vehicles that were blocking the road as their drivers disembarked, including a woman holding a vest.
Afterwards, the woman made her way to the middle of the road while putting on the vest, revealing herself to be a police officer the whole time.
As the crowd noticed what was happening, they immediately stood up and left the scene before the video abruptly ended.
In the caption, @JatIkhwan wrote,
“Hahahaha Kuantan Police employs the tactic of using private vehicles to apprehend Mat Rempits.”
Watch the video here:
Malaysians were impressed by Kuantan Police’s cunning tactic
In the comments, many Malaysians were impressed by the tactic employed by the Kuantan Police and hope that this would further deter Mat Rempits from engaging in public nuisance.
One commenter shared that the police officers were ‘next level’ for going undercover and maybe after this, they would pretend to be food delivery riders to foil the Mat Rempits’ activities.
Meanwhile, another commenter said that the female police officer disembarking from her vehicle and putting on her police vest had a cinematic feel to it, like a slow-motion scene in an action film.
So, what do you guys think of the video? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
Also read: PDRM Brings Group of Arrested Teen Mat Rempits to Surau for Subuh Prayers & Motivational Talk
