Fish pond owner, four workers held over water pollution incident in Hulu Selangor


PETALING JAYA: A 50-year-old local fish pond owner and his four Indonesian workers were detained in connection with a water pollution offence.

Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Fadzil Ahmat said the five men were detained at Bukit Sentosa, Hulu Selangor on Tuesday (Dec 22) in connection with a water pollution incident on Dec 7.

"The fish pond owner has been operating without a license for three years.

"The suspects have been remanded. We will investigate the matter further," he said when contacted on Thursday (Dec 24).

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