Nilai river pollution case: Cops nab two, seize 18-wheeler in Kota Baru


Negri Sembilan deputy police chief SAC Che Zakaria Othman (right) showing the lorry which was seized in Kota Baru.

SEREMBAN: Police have detained two suspects in Kota Baru and seized an 18-wheeler trailer over the waste-dumping incident in a Nilai river near here that caused the closure of two water treatment plants in Selangor.

State deputy police chief SAC Che Zakaria Othman said the two suspects, who were the driver and attendant of the vehicle, were detained around 12.45pm on Tuesday (Oct 6).

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