Raid on illegal Bukit Mertajam e-waste processing plant sees 11 nabbed


BUKIT MERTAJAM: 11 foreign nationals were arrested during a raid on a factory alleged to have illegally processed electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) in Machang Bubok.

General Operations Force (GOF) northern brigade commander Senior Asst Comm Shahrum Hashim said the arrests were made during a raid by the GOF intelligence unit and the state Environment Department on Thursday (Feb 6) at about 7.30pm.

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