Famous as one of the headier lofts for restless youth in the middle of the night, all exits from the stadium were cordoned off to prevent cars from escaping until 3am.

The joint operation codenamed "Operasi Lepak" ('Operation Loitering') was organised by Berakas Police District and involved 150 enforcement personnel from the Berakas Police District, Investigation/Traffic Department, Police Reserve Unit 'D' Company, Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Land Transport Department and Royal Customs and Excise Department. Among the offences found were illegal modifications on vehicles, driving without road tax and licence.

During searches conducted on some vehicles, items like cans of beer and a VCD with suspected sexual content were also found.

At one point during the operation, a driver tried to elude the authorities but traffic police on motorcycles gave chase and detained the runaway.

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