Petaling Jaya district police chief Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said no compound notices have been issued but they have been told to turn back.

However, he warned that compound notices would be issued to errant drivers immediately without compromise.

“Among their reasons were sending clothes to friends’ houses in Shah Alam, buying goods and taking families for a shopping trip in the Shah Alam area,” he told Bernama after leading a check at a roadblock at KM34 of the Federal Highway last night.

Fakhrudin said police would open additional routes to facilitate the movement of traffic, but strict inspections would remain.

Meanwhile, a check by Bernama at the Duta and Sungai Besi toll plazas found that traffic flow was under control despite some congestion due to strict inspections by the police at the roadblocks.