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JPJ Issues RM57,000 In Summonses Following VEP Enforcement At Johor–Singapore Border

JPJ Issues RM57,000 In Summonses Following VEP Enforcement At Johor–Singapore Border

Barnama19 hours ago
JOHOR BAHRU, July 6 (Bernama) -- The Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued 190 summonses amounting to RM57,000 during the first five days of full enforcement of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) at the Malaysia–Singapore land border, which began on July 1.
State JPJ director Azmil Zainal Adnan said 1,767 vehicles were inspected, with 94 vehicles issued warning notices.
'So far, VEP enforcement at the land checkpoints has proceeded smoothly,' he told Bernama today.
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