Crackdown on protection racket

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PUTRAJAYA: A syndicate offering protection to errant lorry drivers has been smashed with the arrest of its members, most of them Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers.Its modus operandi was similar to a syndicate that was uncovered in Penang two years ago. However, the latest case had syndicate members who operated in Kedah, Perlis, Perak and Melaka.The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will be casting a wider net to nab other suspects including more JPJ personnel who allegedly accepted bribes to protect lorry operators who committed traffic offences. The activities of the syndicate, which has been operating since 2019, was put to an end following a special operation codenamed Ops Sukat, which saw the arrest of 44 individuals, of which 32 were JPJ officers.The syndicate was believed to have raked in RM1.64mil in bribes.

MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki, w…