Cops set up roadblocks at Pasir Gudang exit points to curb toxic waste smuggling


Department of Environment (DoE) personnel inspecting the air quality around Pasir Gudang here in Johor on June 25.

PASIR GUDANG: The police have set up roadblocks at the Pasir Gudang exit points to stop any attempts to bring out toxic waste from the district.

Johor Health, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar said the police have been instructed to set up the roadblocks following the second air pollution incident.

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