KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 7 -- The Road Transport Department (JPJ) seized four luxury vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz and a Toyota Vellfire, without valid insurance and road tax during an operation in Shah Alam last night.

The seizures took place during a five-hour enforcement effort called "Ops Pengarah" that began at 8.30pm at the Kota Kemuning Toll Plaza along the Kesas Expressway, the New Straits Times reported.

JPJ officers first stopped a Mercedes-Benz S400 driven by a 41-year-old woman from China.

Checks revealed that the car had been without valid road tax or insurance for over a year.

The woman, who is married to a Malaysian, was also driving without a valid licence.

In another case, a 25-year-old Malaysian man was found drivin...