Malaysian police arrested a 65-year-old man after finding an SMS blaster in a car allegedly used to target commuters travelling between Johor Bahru and Singapore. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the joint operation with police took place in Johor Bahru on August 6.

Johor Bahru sits alongside one of the busiest international land crossings in the world, with around 350,000 people crossing between Malaysia and Singapore on a typical day. Concentrated queues of commuters provide criminals with a large number of potential targets within the limited broadcast range of an SMS blaster.

MCMC said the vehicle was operated in densely populated areas during peak hours. Authorities seized two mobile phones, a SIM card, a GSM module, an antenna and the vehicle. Photographs show the equipment being examined in the open boot of the car.

The raid was MCMC’s sixth operation against SMS blasters during 2026 and its third in Johor, with the other three conducted in Genting Highlands. It occurred just 13 days after a 23-year-old man was found driving another SMS blaster around Johor Bahru. Across the six operations, five people have given statements to investigators and five GSM modules have been seized.

Cease to resist, giving my goodbye
Drive my car into the ocean
You’ll think I’m dead, but I sail away
On a wave of mutilation

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