00:01A local man and three Bangladeshis have been arrested for allegedly operating an illegal dumping site spanning 3.64 hectares
00:10along Jalan Kempas, Lama Silong.
00:13Johor Housing and Local Government Committee Chairman Datuk Mohamad Jafni Madshukor said the arrests were made as authorities moved to
00:21shut down the site, which had allegedly been operating illegally for three years.
00:26He said the site was ordered to cease operations immediately following complaints from residents about open burning and foul odors.
00:34The land was designated for agricultural use and had been leased by the owner to the current operator, who allegedly
00:41used it as an illegal dumping ground.
00:44Inspections by the Johor Bahru City Council and Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation confirmed that the premises had
00:52never been issued a license to collect solid waste or construction debris.
00:57Mohamad Jafni said the state government had also sought police assistance to locate the landowner, believed to be a Singaporean,
01:05as part of the investigation.
01:06He said authorities would take action against the owner if investigations found that he was directly involved or had collaborated
01:14with the operator.
01:16Mohamad Jafni also assured residents that a technical investigation by Petronas found the area to be safe from any explosion
01:23risk, despite the site being located near a gas pipeline.
01:27Earlier, about 10,000 residents from four nearby villages claimed they had been exposed to safety risks, alleging that open
01:36burning had been carried out just 12 metres from a gas pipeline.
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