KUANTAN: The Pahang Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has nabbed another Musang King durian orchard operator on suspicion of money laundering involving hundreds of thousands of ringgit.
The suspect is believed to have acquired, received, possessed, transferred and used money derived from durian cultivation on land with forest reserve status and state-owned land in a district in the state.
According to a source, the suspect, a man in his 60s, was detained at about 9pm on Tuesday (Oct 14) when he came to give a statement at the MACC Raub branch office.
"The suspect is alleged to have committed the offence since 2024 and profited from this illegal activity by hundreds of thousands of ringgit.
"This arrest follows the recent arrest of five others over the same case," the source said.
Meanwhile, Pahang MACC director Mohd Shukor Mahmud confirmed the arrest, saying that the case is being investigated under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
He said efforts are ongoing to track down other suspects, including relevant witnesses.
MACC previously arrested five men, including durian factory workers aged between 40 and 60, on suspicion of earning illegal profits running into hundreds of thousands of ringgit by planting the durians in forest reserves and state land in Pahang. – Bernama
