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Kelantan has initiated 63 investigations into illegal mining and land encroachment activities this year, resulting from 77 enforcement operations. Authorities seized 65 excavators valued at RM15.8 million.
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.
Kelantan's government has initiated a formal investigation into a substantial illegal gold mining operation in Gua Musang, prompted by the recent seizure of mining machinery and equipment worth RM4.2 million.