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The General Operations Force has arrested nine people, predominantly foreign nationals, following a coordinated raid on a Felda plantation. Authorities confiscated RM3.75 million in assets and substantial quantities of bauxite ore.
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The General Operations Force has dismantled a significant illegal bauxite mining operation at a Felda plantation in Kuantan, detaining nine people and recovering assets valued at RM3.75 million in the process.
Indonesia has formally charged 24 foreign nationals as criminal suspects in an illegal gold mining operation in Maluku. The suspects allegedly constructed infrastructure for clandestine mining near Gunung Botak. Penalties include up to five years imprisonment.