Datuk among six remanded over cheating Sabah govt of gold royalty


The suspects (seated) were brought to the Tawau court for a remand order on Wednesday (May 17).

KOTA KINABALU: Six people including a Datuk have been arrested for allegedly cheating the Sabah government of RM1.25mil worth of royalty from their gold mining operations.

It is believed the individuals from two mining companies did not declare about 100kg of gold, worth some RM25mil, mined from Bukit Mantri in the east coast Tawau district.

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