Those detained in the raids last Friday (Jan 17) comprised two local men, one local woman and three foreign men, aged between 33 and 50.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director, Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim. - BERNAMApix: Six individuals have been arrested and goods worth RM113 million confiscated in police raids on seven company premises in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur suspected of smuggling iron and metal products from abroad.
“The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Construction Industry Development Board and the Department of Environment , targeted companies supplying iron and metal products to the construction sector. Azmi revealed that the raids also discovered various metal products classified as end products without valid PPS certification by CIDB for domestic construction use.
The confiscated items included operational equipment, various types of metal products, 8,939 tonnes of industrial iron and steel, five containers, 12 forklifts, 40 gas cylinders and 61 different machines used for processing iron and steel.
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