KUALA LUMPUR: Police have issued compound notices worth more than RM150,000 for Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) violation after raiding two entertainment outlets here.

       Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Noor Dellhan Yahaya said a team from the district Criminal Investigation Department raided the two premises at around 12.30am yesterday.

       “We raided the outlets in Jalan Raja Chulan and Jalan Bukit Bintang.

       “In the first raid, we detained seven men including two foreigners, and five women, aged bet- ween 18 and 45,” he said in a statement.

       He added that police issued RM1,000 compound notices to 10 people, including the manager of the outlet.

       “We also arrested the two foreign men to assist in investigations into SOP and Immigration Act violations.“In the second raid, we detained 70 men and 70 women aged between 18 and 65,” he said, adding that they were all slapped with RM1,000 compound notices.

       ACP Noor Dellhan said police have opened an investigation paper under Section 4(1) of the Entertainment Act (Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory) for organising nightclub activities without a valid licence.

       “We advise the public to comply with the SOP set by the National Security Council.

       “We will continue to conduct operations and checks on entertainment outlet activities which are currently not allowed under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan,” he said, adding that police would take stern action against anyone who intentionally violates Covid-19 SOP.