Melaka road transport department deputy director Khairul Aswad Abdul Halim said the attendant for a lorry transporting bundled clothing from Kuala Lumpur was detained after a urine test found him positive for methamphetamine at about 11.30pm at Jalan Tun Hamzah.

“The lorry was stopped after being found to be overloaded with used clothing.

“Urine tests were carried out on both the driver and attendant by the National Anti-Drugs Agency, and the attendant tested positive for drugs,” Bernama reported him as saying.

In the second case, a lorry driver in his 40s, who was transporting corn from Port Klang to Jasin, also tested positive for the same drug.

Both men were detained.

Khairul said 89 vehicles were inspected, of which 21 were ordered to undergo weighing.

He said 19 of the vehicles were found to be overloaded, while one vehicle was within the limit and another failed to show up for weighing.

The absent driver would be issued a notice under Section 63(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 through registered post.

Forty-three notices were issued for various offences during the operation.

“Most of the drivers found carrying overloaded cargo in their vehicles admitted to doing so to earn extra commission or wages,” he said.