KUALA LUMPUR: 6,964 summonses were issued on Monday (Sept 18) during the Respect Traffic Laws operation.
Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Asst Comm Sarifudin Mohd Salleh said most offences were for traffic obstruction, with 5,317 summonses issued.
"We conducted the operation at 16 locations in the city involving more than 800 police officers and personnel," he said when contacted on Tuesday . It was previously reported that KL cops were coming down hard against traffic offenders in a large-scale city-wide operation codenamed the Respect Traffic Laws.ACP Sarifudin said the operation would see police focusing on various locations, including main roads in the city.
"Such offences can lead to traffic congestion and jeopardise road users' safety. We clamped down hard on it," he said.
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