Crime & Courts

Cops nab driver who intentionally threw nails on road

IPOH: Police have nabbed a motorist who was spotted 'scattering nails on the road' in a video clip that went viral on the social media since yesterday.

Batu Gajah police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Roy Suhaimi Sarif said the 45-year-old suspect was arrested at Changkat Larang in Lahat about 3am today.

"The suspect has a drug-related criminal record and a urine test found him positive for methamphetamine.

"The man (driver) was remanded for four days from today to assist in investigations for committing mischief. However, his motive is still being probed," he said in a statement today.

Earlier, the media reported that the incident was believed to have occurred at the traffic lights of Jalan Ipoh-Lumut/Pusing near Batu Gajah and police also received a report from a road user who claimed that his car tyre was punctured after he passed through the same road.

A 24-second video that was recorded by the driver of another vehicle showed the motorist scattering nails at the intersection from the window of his car.– Bernama

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