00:00 Authorities have seized about 200 tons of electronic waste from unregistered premises
00:05 near Sungai Linggi in Seramban.
00:08 Investigations have found that the e-waste, believed to have been shipped in from the
00:12 United States and China through Port Klang, was fraudulently declared as scrap to gain
00:17 entry.
00:18 Negri Sembilan Climate Change, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, Cooperatives and Consumerism
00:24 Committee Chairman S. Verapan on Wednesday said that the operation was conducted illegally
00:29 by Chinese nationals who employed around 60 foreign workers to dismantle the e-waste.
00:35 He noted that the dismantling process poses health and environmental risks, especially
00:40 since the premises are situated less than 100 meters from Sungai Linggi.
00:45 Verapan said the case would be investigated under numerous charges related to environmental,
00:50 licensing and tax violations, including breaches of the Environmental Quality Act, 1974.
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