PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested three policemen for allegedly taking bribes from lorry drivers in Mersing.
A source from MACC said that the suspects, aged between 36 and 42, were arrested at the anti-graft agency’s Johor office at 7pm yesterday.
“They solicited for and received RM7,800 from drivers of lorries carrying oil palm and fertiliser in Mersing in November last year as an inducement to refrain from taking action against them under the Road Transport Act 1987,” the source said.
Johor MACC director Azmi Alias confirmed the arrests and said the suspects were taken to the Johor Bahru magistrates’ court at 8.30am today for a remand order.