Beach clean out on Friday
By Phuah Ken Lin
The joint operation by federal agencies is set to put a stop to the protracted illegal activities which have plagued the image of the beach for decades.
Known as Ops Sepadu, state police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakob said the holistic approach was aimed at weeding out all errant parties.
Ayub said the police planned to get rid of DVD and counterfeit peddlers, unlicensed entertainment and eatery joints as well as unauthorised water sports activities.
"Our aim is to restore the lustre to the Pearl of the Orient.
"We will put our feet down by pooling all resources to nip in the bud the unlicensed and illegal activities along Batu Ferringhi," Ayub said at a briefing with hoteliers and enforcement agencies yesterday.
Ayub also said that the operation would be ongoing until all the illegal activities ceased.
He added that the traffic police would mount regular road blocks and operations to curb traffic offenders while the commercial crime department would arrest DVD traders on the spot.
Among the local and federal agencies involved in the operation were the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP), Customs Department and Immigration Department, Anti-Drug Agencies and Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry enforcement officers.
Meanwhile, MPPP licensing department director Rafiah Mohd Radzi said there were plans to legalise roadside stall traders and water sports activities.
"We will relocate and rearrange the night market layout and motorised activities as they have been an integral part of Batu Ferringhi," Rafiah said.
She said MPPP would issue summonses on illegal traders and issue eviction notices for them to move out.
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