SEPANG: Police are on the hunt for the driver and front passenger of a Toyota Vellfire multipurpose vehicle (MPV) after it rammed through several roadblocks and toll barriers in Sepang yesterday.
Sepang police chief Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said the vehicle was initially flagged down at a roadblock in Cyber 8, Jalan Persiaran Apec, Cyberjaya, at around 11.30pm yesterday and the driver was asked to present his identification documents and licence.
“The driver ignored the order and sped away,” Wan Kamarul said in a statement, adding that the police control centre was then alerted to track down the vehicle.
A patrol car then chased the Vellfire on the Putrajaya Expressway where it crashed through the toll barrier at the Elite Expressway exit towards KLIA, before ramming through the Serenia toll barrier at the Elite Expressway exit to Dengkil.
The MPV then sped through another roadblock at the Jalan Dengkil-Banting stretch and finally skidded to a stop at a road shoulder in Kampung Olak Lempit, Banting, Selangor.
“The driver and front passenger escaped, but we managed to detain two passengers seated in the back,” Wan Kamarul said, adding that the MPV stopped about 20km away from the initial roadblock in Cyberjaya.
He said the detained passengers were a foreign couple, aged 21 and 32, who did not have valid travel documents.
Wan Kamarul said two clear packages containing crystals believed to be syabu, weighing about 103.61gm, were found in the vehicle.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 186 and Section 279 of the Penal Code for obstructing civil servants from carrying out their duties and reckless driving, respectively.
The first offence is punishable with up to two years in prison, a maximum fine of RM10,000, or both, while the second offence involves six months in prison or a fine of up to RM2,000, or both, upon conviction.
Wan Kamarul said the Kuala Langat police headquarters’ narcotics investigation division would also be investigating the case for possession of syabu under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries the death penalty.
