The Kedah Police disposed of 1,385 modified and confiscated motorcycle accessories valued at RM131,000 from 2024 until last month.
Kedah Police Chief Datuk Adzli Abu Shah said all the disposed components included modified exhausts, additional accessories not meeting specifications, and other components categorized as unsafe for use on the road.
“This disposal involved 546 exhausts, 574 swing arms, 15 carburetors, three Electronic Control Units (ECUs), 109 fork units, and 138 other items after receiving instructions from the magistrate under Section 407 of the Criminal Procedure Code, using a road roller for the disposal method.
“All these motorcycle accessories were confiscated and seized under Section 64(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
“There are many more seized items awaiting court instructions for disposal,” he said in a statement today.
Adzli said the police had previously made seizures of 21,811 modified motorcycle components that did not comply with specifications, with the largest quantity being exhausts, totaling 9,575 units.
According to him, owners can reclaim their seized motorcycles within 24 hours, provided they reinstall the original accessories.