Contractors who dumped debris into the sea nabbed after being caught on camera


A photograph of the security camera footage being screened

GEORGE TOWN: The contractors who dumped construction debris into the sea from an open air parking lot in Lebuh Farquhar here on April 19 were nabbed within four hours, after a security camera caught their lorry's licence plate number.

A source in the Environment Department (DOE) revealed that a security camera was active at the entrance to the parking lot, and the lorry's licence plate number could be clearly read in the video footage.

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