MACC records statements of 32 individuals over e-waste smuggling racket
According to a source, the MACC is identifying several other individuals and conducting further investigations under Section 16 and Section 18 of the MACC Act.
The MACC has also recorded a statement from a man with a "Datuk Seri" title linked to the smuggling syndicate, but no arrests have been made," he said when contacted on Monday (July 28).
It was previously reported that the MACC had raided a scrap metal smuggling syndicate in five states that was believed to be paying bribes to enforcement authorities, causing the government to suffer losses in export tax amounting to more than RM950mil. – Bernama
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