PETALING JAYA: Gold bars, a high-performance sports utility vehicle and cash in various foreign currencies totalling about RM6.9mil were seized following investigations into the cartel allegedly involved in the Army procurement project.
According to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) sources, the seized cash consisted of US dollars, Euros, British pounds, Japanese yen and Saudi riyal.
Sources said the raid was a result of checks on the vehicle, which was left to be repaired at a workshop in the Klang Valley.
“Jewellery that was seized were three units of 999 gold bars with each weighing 1kg and currently estimated to be worth around RM1.8mil.
“Also seized were nine gold pieces, weighing 100g each, and worth over RM500,000.
“This is on top of the vehicle, which is estimated to be worth around RM360,000 and believed to be bought by cash,” the source added.
MACC investigation division senior director Datuk Zainul Darus, when contacted, confirmed the seizures, adding that the case would be investigated under Section 16(b) of the MACC Act 2009.
On Thursday, former Army chief Jen Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan and his two wives were remanded in connection with the graft probe into the cartel linked with procurement tenders for the Army.
