KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of eight barrels containing suspected chemical waste dumped in a drain at Kampung Desa Aman, Sungai Buloh, on Tuesday (September 24).
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the investigation is being carried out under Section 430 of the Penal Code.
“The investigation is ongoing to identify those responsible,” he told Bernama when contacted.
Samples of the substance have been collected and sent to the Department of Chemistry for analysis.
Meanwhile, Selangor Department of Environment director Nor Aziah Jaafar said the eight barrels have been taken to a safe disposal site in Bukit Tagar yesterday night.
“Preliminary analysis suggests the chemical waste may be an ammonia solution. The investigation is still ongoing to track down the perpetrators,” she said.
Yesterday, it was reported that eight barrels containing liquid, believed to be chemical waste, were found dumped in a drain at Kampung Desa Aman, and the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) received information about the incident at 9pm on Tuesday.
JBPM's Hazardous Chemicals Special Team also assisted in cleaning the site and collecting samples of the chemicals involved.
State executive councillor for public health and the environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin said that observations by the Selangor Water Management Authority found that the drain leads into Sungai Gasi and subsequently to Sungai Buloh, with no intake points from water treatment plants downstream of the area.
— Bernama
