Port Klang residents allege illegal plastic factories are protected by 'Datuk'

A container filled with plastic waste from Australia, in Port Klang, Malaysia. – AP

PORT KLANG (Bernama): Locals are claiming that illegal plastic and tyre recycling factories operating around Kampung Teluk Gong here are "protected" by an influential individual with a "Datuk" title.

Residents in the area were reluctant to talk about the illegal factories when asked during a check by Bernama.