MELAKA: An express bus driver was detained after he tested positive for cannabis in an operation held in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri at the Melaka Sentral Bus Terminal here on Friday (May 6) night.
Melaka Road Transport Department director Muhammad Firdaus Shariff said the 38-year-old substitute driver employed by an express bus company at the terminal was arrested by the National Anti-Drug Agency after he failed a urine test at 9.30pm on Friday.
"The express bus company immediately replaced him with another driver to ensure that passengers reach their destinations safely according to the scheduled time. Muhammad Firdaus said 122 express bus drivers were screened and 326 express buses were checked, while 53 bus inspection slips were issued to ensure vehicles were safe to use, in the operation conducted from April 26 to May 5.
He said of the total, 22 drivers were charged for beating the red light, using a mobile phone while driving, jumping queue and driving in the emergency lane.
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