Kuala Lumpur police and partner agencies carried out an integrated late-night enforcement operation under Op Selamat 25, targeting road safety issues and excessive vehicle noise in the city centre.
According to local reporting, the operation resulted in 820 summons/fines for various offences during a single enforcement blitz. Authorities also highlighted noise from heavily modified exhaust systems as a key concern, especially in dense urban areas with high-rise buildings where sound reflections can intensify disturbance to residents and businesses.
Key enforcement figures from the operation
- 820 total traffic fines/summons issued
- 83 vehicles seized (including 73 motorcycles and 10 cars)
- 640 offence notices issued by JPJ
- 12 noise pollution compounds issued by the Department of Environment
- 7 arrests for various criminal and drug-related offences
- 4 of those arrests linked to positive drug tests
- 100 officers involved in the operation
Why this matters for urban noise management
This case is a useful reminder that transportation noise control is not only a technical issue but also an enforcement and public-order issue. In city environments, modified exhaust noise can quickly become a community nuisance because of:
- late-night operating hours,
- repeated pass-bys,
- narrow streets and reflective facades,
- and the cumulative effect in mixed residential-commercial districts.
For acoustics professionals, these actions also reinforce the importance of:
- proper baseline noise assessment,
- source identification,
- and combining measurement with
Source: Malay Mail / Bernama, “Keeping it quiet: KL police crack down on noisy exhausts with 820-summons blitz” (15 Feb 2026).
