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Kelantan has initiated 63 investigations into illegal mining and encroachment activities following intensified enforcement operations. Authorities seized 65 excavators valued at RM15.8 million across hotspot districts.
Authorities in Kelantan have dismantled an illegal mining operation near Kuala Nal, apprehending six individuals and confiscating equipment and ore valued at RM2.98 million during the enforcement drive.
Kelantan authorities have initiated a formal probe into an illegal gold mining enterprise operating in Gua Musang, triggering the seizure of mechanised equipment and assets totalling RM4.2 million in what represents a significant enforcement action.
Malaysia's authorities have dismantled a significant illegal cryptocurrency mining operation, seizing more than 75,000 machines across over 3,000 raids nationwide between 2022 and May 2024, resulting in 629 arrests.
Police conducted a major enforcement operation against illegal mining in Kuantan's Bukit Goh area, resulting in nine arrests and the seizure of approximately RM3.75 million in bauxite-bearing soil, machinery and vehicles.
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.