Three Muslims Held For Drinking Alcohol At Kuala Lurah
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Three Muslims were caught consuming alcohol across the Kuala Lurah border during a joint operation on Thursday night. They could be fined up to $500 under Chapter 77 of the Islamic Religious Council Act.

Five drivers too were meanwhile slapped with fines after driving with faulty brake lights and broken licence plates as well as for carrying out `docket offences' or driving without licence.

Over 25 enforcement personnel from the Syariah Affairs Unit of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Royal Brunei Police Force, Land Transport Department, Immigration and Customs were involved in the joint operation around 7.15pm, which ended around l0 pm, when the border gates closed.

Authorities were stationed in two areas in Jln Kuala Lurah namely at the control post itself and at the road about five kilometres away from the border where roadblocks were carried out.

The idea of carrying out such roadblocks was to nab errant motorists violating the law by crossing the border on foot leaving their cars on the side of the road or those carrying contraband goods across the border on foot. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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