RM114mil seized from Sabah Water Department director and deputy


KOTA KINABALU: It came as a shock to even the most seasoned graft-busters.

In the biggest ever seizure in its 49-year history, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC, formerly the Anti-Corruption Agency) recovered RM114mil from the top two officials of the Sabah Water Department – including RM53.7mil in cold hard cash that took more than 30 officers 15 hours to count.

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