Authorities must learn to identify REE to prevent smuggling across borders, says Nik Nazmi


KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities may have inadvertently allowed rare earth elements (REE) to be smuggled across borders due to their inability to identify the declared substances, says Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

He explained that his ministry is collaborating with the police and Customs to train them in recognising the various forms of REE.

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