Billion-ringgit crackdown


KUALA LUMPUR: Almost RM4bil worth of materials and items were seized following raids on 90 illegal e-waste factories nationwide, says Comm Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim.

The Bukit Aman Internal Secu­rity and Public Order (KDNKA) department director said 538 individuals were detained in the raids between Jan 1 last year and Feb 17 this year.

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