Police have arrested four people, including a 16-year-old boy, after a video showing fireworks being set off on a busy road near the Taman Nesa traffic lights in Skudai went viral on social media.
The suspects, aged between 16 and 25, were detained in the vicinity of Skudai at about 7.30pm yesterday.
Johor Baru (North) police chief Assistant Commissioner Azrol Anuar Nor said several items believed to be connected to the incident were seized during the arrests.
Initial investigations found that none of the four suspects had a criminal record, while their urine screening tests also returned negative results.
The suspects were brought before the magistrate’s court today and remanded for three days until Nov 11 to assist with investigations.
Azrol said the case was being investigated under Section 286 of the Penal Code, which covers negligent conduct involving explosive substances that endangers lives or risks causing injury.
If convicted, offenders face up to six months in prison, a fine of up to RM2,000, or both.
Police are also investigating the incident under Section 48(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for stopping or allowing vehicles to remain on a road in a way that endangers, obstructs or causes undue inconvenience to other road users.
The offence carries a fine of between RM1,000 and RM5,000, imprisonment of at least one year, or both, upon conviction.
Azrol added that police were still tracking down three more people believed to have been involved in the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Johor Baru (North) district police headquarters hotline at 07-5563122.
