{
  "id": 1695447,
  "title": "Road rage: Foreigner among four held over obstruction of duty, armed rioting near CIQ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/road-rage-foreigner-among-four-held-over-obstruction-of-duty-armed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:51:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1513953/road-rage-foreigner-among-four-held-over-obstruction-duty-armed-rioting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Johor Baru police have arrested four individuals, including a foreigner, following a road rage incident that saw two traffic policemen obstructed from performing their duties near the Sultan Iskandar Building. The police received an alert around midnight about a fight taking place just before the building, which houses the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex. Initial investigations revealed that the incident was sparked by a dispute involving three Malaysian men and a foreigner, who allegedly used a knife during the confrontation. When two traffic policemen tried to de-escalate the situation with one of the suspects, the foreigner allegedly incited them. The four suspects, aged between 25 and 46, were apprehended between 12.15am and 1.45am by the Criminal Investigation Division's D7 branch and BSI traffic police. Police seized a motorcycle helmet and a knife, believed to have been used in the altercation. While the foreigner's nationality was not disclosed, it is believed that one of the men was driving a Singapore-registered car. Azrul Hisham, the Johor Baru (South) police chief, stated that two of the suspects had prior criminal records, with a total of 16 offences, including drug-related charges. All the men tested negative for drugs during preliminary screenings. They have been remanded for three days to aid ongoing investigations under Section 148 of the Penal Code, which relates to armed rioting with a deadly weapon, and Section 186 of the Penal Code, which deals with obstructing a public servant from carrying out their duty. Both charges carry potential penalties of up to five years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.",
  "summary": "JOHOR BARU: Police arrested four men, including a foreigner, in a road-rage incident where two traffic policemen were prevented from carrying out their duties near the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) here, on Sunday night.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}