PETALING JAYA: Luxury assets, including 23 Rolex watches, worth more than RM2.2mil have been seized by graft busters following a raid at the residence of the second wife of a former Army chief in an East coast state on Saturday (Jan 10).
Sources said the search uncovered two suitcases believed to have been used to store the items.
“Initial inspections found 23 Rolex watches of various models, with an estimated current market value of about RM2mil,” the source said.
The source added that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) also seized several pieces of jewellery belonging to an individual believed to be an accomplice, estimated to be worth around RM225,000.
Meanwhile, MACC senior director of investigation Datuk Zainul Darus confirmed the seizure when contacted.
Former army chief Jeneral Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan and his two wives had been remanded in connection with investigations into a cartel linked to procurement tenders for the army.
The top military officer was remanded for seven days, while one of his wives was remanded for six days and the other for three days.
Previously, the former army chief and his wives were detained by the MACC on Wednesday (Jan 7) after presenting themselves at the MACC headquarters here to give statements in the ongoing probe involving military contract tenders.
An additional couple was also arrested earlier in the day for the same probe and has been remanded for seven days.
On Tuesday (Jan 6), the MACC secured a five-day remand order for 17 company directors suspected of operating a cartel to fix tenders for army procurements.
