Five motorists fail breathalyser tests during Ops Mabuk in KK
Published on: Monday, August 19, 2019
By: Sherell Jeffrey
KOTA KINABALU: Motorists are still going behind the wheel while intoxicated despite constant reminder against drink-driving.
In the latest Ops Mabuk carried out in the city, a total of five out of 25 motorists who took the breathalyser test came up positive for alcohol during initial screening.
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Of the five, three were found to have exceeded the allowed alcohol limit during the second screening, said City Police Chief ACP Habibi Majinji in a statement, Sunday.
The three-hour operation which started at 1.30am on Sunday, also saw 45 vehicles inspected with the use of a Mobile Computerised Online Payment System (MCOPS).
Nine summonses for various traffic offences were also issued during the operation which ended about 4.30am.
MCOPS is a gadget used for inspections and has direct link to the police and the Road Transport Department’s (RTD) system.
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