7 youths held at illegal rave party
BY SIRA HABIBU
ALOR STAR: A total of 87 youths were about to begin their illegal dance fiesta in an illegal entertainment outlet when the police gate-crashed the party and nabbed them.
The police believe that the rave party in the second floor shop lot in Taman Tunku Hosna, Jalan Tanjung Benda-hara here, was planned to be held until the wee hours of the morning.
Police seized drums, guitars and other musical instruments from the shop lot during the 5.30pm raid yesterday as the fiesta was or-ganised without a permit.
The youths, including six women, were aged between 21 and 30.
Seven were tested posi- tive for drugs, including a 20-year-old woman and a 20-year-old student from Universiti Institut Teknologi Mara (UiTM).
The youths were among more than 130 who were rounded up under the two-day Ops Lejang begin- ning Friday aimed at check-ing on vehicle theft syndicates.
Kota Setar district CID chief Deputy Supt Fiesal Libertus Abdullah said the entertainment outlet owner, in his early 50s, would be charged for running an ille-gal business under Section 6 (2) of the Public Amuse- ment and Entertainment Act 1997.
He said about 50 police officers were involved in Ops Lejang.
DSP Fiesal Libertus said the police were also on the look out for eight teenagers who were still at large after escaping from the Asrama Pokok Sena juvenile detention centre on April 7.
He said the 16 escapees from the centre who had been rounded up would be charged in court today.
