A woman in her 50s and her son in his 20s were caught red-handed selling food straight from their Myvi to those skipping fast during the Ramadan month.
NST reported that the raid took place at Jalan Tembak, Pengkalan Chepa in Kelantan at around 9am yesterday (Apr 9).
It was also a special joint operation between the Kelantan Islamic Religious Affairs Department (Jaheik) and Kota Baru Municipal Council (MPKB).
Caught selling food from Myvi
Jaheik enforcement division deputy director Mohd Fadzuli Mohd Zain said the raid was made possible after they received a public tip-off about a week ago.
He said the mother-son duo were traders who sold ‘nasi berlauk’ around Padang Tembak for years but took their operations into mobile mode by selling it out from their Myvi.
“When MPKB staff arrived at the location, the mother and son were busy selling packed rice to two customers.
“All four of them were arrested on the spot and the customers were later found to be working as lorry drivers,” he said in a statement.
Several packets of rice and various dishes including fish and chicken were also seized in the raid as well.
Expected to be charged in court
Mohd Fadzuli said investigations found that the mother-son duo had been selling food to those not fasting since the start of Ramadan.
Although they were later released on bail with one surety each, they are slated to face charges in court for their actions.
The woman and her son will be charged under Section 10 of Kelantan Criminal Syariah Enactment (1) 2019 for disrespecting Ramadan by selling food, while the two customers will be charged under Section 21 of the same enactment for behaving indecently.
Last month, a woman in Kelantan went to great lengths to secretly sell food to those not fasting but was ultimately caught:
