ACA makes "flying licence" call at 6am

SEREMBAN Sept 29 - The Negeri Sembilan Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) began calling at houses from as early as 6.15am today as part of its operation to detect holders of flying licences.

State ACA Director Akhbar Satar said the operation began very early with a view to catching them before they went to work.

"There were occasions when the ACA officers had to wait for about 15 to 20 minutes before they were allowed in as the people were still sleeping," he said when contacted.

He also said said the ACA had detained two driving school tutors in Jelebu and Jempol for questioning in relation to a middleman who charged RM600 for a flying licence.

Based on the information that had been received, the ACA was looking for a man, believed to be the head of a syndicate, issuing such illegal licences in the state, he said.

Akhbar hoped the people would not be shocked to see ACA officers calling at their homes early in the morning or at night as the operation to detect flying licence holders was going on all the time.

He said the ACA officers would introduce themselves and carry the ACA authority card.

People suspected to be holders of the flying licences had cooperated well when the ACA came a calling even though initially there was some reluctance, he said.

In today's operation which began at 6.15am, the ACA collected evidence from an illiterate housewife in her 50s from Temiang, who said she had paid RM600 to a man from Seremban for a flying licence.

Today's ACA's operation also covered several housing estates in Seremban.