KLANG, March 7 — The Marine Police Region 1 seized 1.23 million kg of electronic waste (e-waste) worth RM33.18 million during a raid on a scrap processing factory in Taman Perindustrian Meru yesterday.
Its commander, Assistant Commissioner Rusley Chi Ari, said the raid, conducted under Op Bersepadu in collaboration with the Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) at 11am, led to the arrest of a 30-year-old local man.
Initial investigations found that the factory had a valid licence to operate only as a scrap processing facility, not for e-waste processing.
An inspection of the premises uncovered waste materials classified as Scheduled Waste under the First Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005.
"A local man, aged 30 and working at the factory, was detained while efforts are ongoing to locate the premises owner, believed to be a local citizen," he told the press at the Marine Police Region 1 headquarters in Pulau Indah today.
The seized items included 16,100kg of copper, processed aluminium (207,900kg), unprocessed aluminium (112,000kg), mixed aluminium (7,000kg), unprocessed mixed e-waste (23,100kg), mixed e-waste residue (787,500kg), and compressed aluminium (81,000kg).
Three forklifts, two weighing machines, a Daihatsu Delta lorry, an e-waste machine, a dewatering machine, and three conveyor machines were also confiscated.
Rusley said all seized items have been handed over to the Selangor DOE for further investigation.
"Investigations suggest the processed e-waste was sourced from abroad, with the factory operating under the guise of a scrap processing business," he said.
— Bernama
