JOHOR BARU: Police detained 30 men and two women believed to have been driving while intoxicated in a statewide two-day traffic enforcement operation over the weekend.
Also detained were a 16-year-old for driving without a license and two men for driving recklessly.
State police chief Commissioner M. Kumar said the operation involved Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department (TEID) policemen from all districts.
He said the operation's main focus was on drink driving, but added that other traffic violators were also detained and slapped with summonses.
Those detained for driving while intoxicated may face fines up to RM30,000, a two-year imprisonment term, and their driving licenses revoked for a minimum of two-years.
Kumar said police inspected 1,417 motorists and 1,302 vehicles, with 481 traffic summonses for various offences issued.
Between January and June this year, Johor TEID arrested 267 suspects including seven foreigners for various traffic offences.
They inspected 11,904 motorists, 10,530 vehicles issued 1,343 summonses.
During the same period, 76 people were charged with drink driving.