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A comprehensive nationwide police operation targeting illegal mining has resulted in 99 arrests and the seizure of nearly RM119 million in minerals, machinery and vehicles, marking a significant enforcement action.
A 60-year-old woman received a RM75,000 fine for bribing a Department of Environment officer to ignore her illegal e-waste operation in Klang, marking another conviction under Malaysia's anti-corruption drive.
Enforcement agencies in Ipoh have dismantled a significant e-waste smuggling operation, confiscating 120,220 kilogrammes of prohibited electronic waste worth RM9.39 million and detaining 14 individuals suspected of involvement in the illegal trade.
Authorities dismantled an illegal timber processing facility in Kelantan yesterday, detaining five individuals and confiscating RM2.32 million in machinery, equipment and contraband timber during a joint enforcement operation.
Law enforcement in Kelantan has arrested six individuals suspected of conducting unlicensed mining operations. Equipment, vehicles and ore valued at nearly RM3 million were recovered during the raid in Kuala Nal.