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'Kopi money'? Woman in Singapore-registered car accuses Johor policeman of extorting $170

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Travellers in two Singapore-registered cars have accused police officers in Johor Bahru of extortion last Sunday (March 10). In a Facebook post shared on Tuesday (March 12), Irene Teo said she was on the car lane at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at Johor Bahru on Sunday at about 8pm.

PHOTO: Screengrab/TikTok/Momo ChanTravellers in two Singapore-registered cars have accused police officers in Johor Bahru of extortion last Sunday .

"A policeman then came riding in a motorcycle and he asked when did we use this route to go back to Singapore. We didn't know it would lead us to the unauthorised counters" She claimed that the cops "advised" them to pay up on the spot, while appearing to give her the option of lodging a report in their office.

Teo shared that they eventually paid a reduced amount of RM500 to the police officer, and was directed back to the car lane.come forward with her own accountThe Malaysian said that she was in the Singapore-registered vehicle with her boyfriend, and was "unlucky" to be targeted by this scheme.

 

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