KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 -- Traffic police made over 900 arrests for drunk or intoxicated driving between January and June this year, just marginally higher than the same period last year, despite a nearly threefold increase in enforcement operations.

Bukit Aman Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Muhammed Hasbullah Ali disclosed during a press conference that his officers conducted over 1,600 roadblocks in the first half of 2026.

This represents an increase of nearly a thousand operations compared to the first six months of 2025.

Despite the surge in activity, only 949 related arrests were made, an increase of just 19 cases over the previous year.

When questioned by Malay Mail on why the arrest numbers h...