Police Catch Woman With Pink Tag Shopping Grocery Outside Temco Area In Kedah
A woman in Kubang Pasu, Kedah was caught grocery shopping outside of the Targeted Enhanced Movement Control Order (TEMCO) and according to the Kubang Pasu district police chief Superintendent, Mohd Ismail Ibrahim said the 30-year-old woman was identified by supermarket staff who saw she was wearing a pink quarantine wristband.
When the woman questioned she said she was unaware that her movement was only limited to the Temco area and she comes out to buy basic items. The police have issued the woman a rm1,000 compound for the offence. And the police believes that the woman has used Jalan tikus or small road to leave the restricted area.
A total of 224 policemen have been assigned to oversee the TEMCO areas, and are assisted by reinforcements from the Kedah police contingent headquarters and the Malaysian Civil Defence Force and People’s Volunteer Corps (RELA).
“So far, all residents in the three areas, namely Napoh, Jitra, and Megat Dewa, have undergone health screening tests following the discovery of the Sivaganga cluster here last month,” said the police chief.