| Fadley Faisal |
THE Traffic Control and Investigation Department under the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) conducted an operation as part of the ongoing ‘Ops Tegas 4’ on December 24.
The operation was led by Senior Superintendent of Police Haji Mohd Hassan bin Pehin Penyurat Haji Ahmad, Acting Director of Administration Finance and Acting Director of Traffic Control and Investigation Department, with the assistance of Pengiran Mohammad Amirrizal bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Acting Director of the Land Transport Department (JPD).
The inspection was concentrated on the Tungku/Jerudong Highway from 9.30-11.30pm and involved 16 officers and personnel.
Six offences which include using illegal licence plates, not displaying ‘On Tow’ sign, not displaying road tax sticker, tyres exceeding the mudguard, using blue headlights, invalid class 3 licence were recorded and the offenders were issued compounds.
Police stations under the Brunei Police District also conducted operations on eight locations on the same day. Close to 150 policemen took part in the roadblocks and ‘Stop & Search’ operations, supervised by Superintendent of Police Husaini bin Matzin, Acting Officer-in-Command of the Brunei Police District, and led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Haji Naguib bin Dato Paduka Haji Ismail, Officer-in-Charge of Central Police Station.
During the operation. – COURTESY OF RBPF
A briefing was conducted by the Acting Officer-in-Charge of Central Police Station Inspector Mohd Faizal Iswandy bin Ali Othman prior to the launching the operations.
In the Brunei-Muara District operations, 19 compound offences were recorded and five police warnings were issued.
‘Ops Tegas 4’ is a series of comprehensive nationwide operations that are being conducted to enforce road safety regulations as the Royal Brunei Police Force found that road accidents, especially those resulting in deaths, occur due to road users’ carelessness and disregard for the law.
The operation was launched on the basis of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s titah at 28th National Day celebrations on February 23, 2012.
The titah emphasised the importance of prevention as an effective tool in handling the rising road accidents in Brunei by means of enforcing the existing rules and regulations.
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