SINGAPORE: With more regular deployment of plain clothes officers and unmarked vehicles, the Traffic Police caught

some 900 offenders flouting traffic rules in their covert operations between mid-October last year and end-February this year.

Those caught using a handphone while driving can be fined up to S$1,000 or jailed up to six months, or both.

It's one of the top five offences motorists get caught for by these covert operations, with beating the red light taking top spot.

Plain clothes officers deployed inconspicuously among the crowd have made it harder for such offenders to escape the law.

Other top offences include careless driving, making unauthorised U-turns and not wearing a seatbelt.

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