00:02Illegal e-waste and car battery storage activities were uncovered
00:05in an integrated operation conducted on Monday.
00:09During these raids that were conducted simultaneously nationwide,
00:13two locations in Penampang and Sandakan were found to have been turned into illegal e-waste storage units,
00:20while items worth over RM720,000 were confiscated.
00:24The operation dubbed Ops Hazard by Marine Police, Inland Revenue Board and the Sabah Environment Department
00:32saw items such as car batteries, computer equipment, washing machine and other used electrical equipment seized.
00:40Sabah Marine Police Region 4, Commander Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Amri Abdul Rahman
00:45said inspections on these premises found that the items were stored without any permits.
00:51Checks also found that both premises failed to present complete tax-related documents.
00:57The case was handed over to the Environment Department to be investigated.
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