Bukit selambau: Three local men were arrested while vehicles, electronic components (E-waste), scrap metal, and plastic, all estimated to be worth RM5.35 million, were seized during Op Hazard in Bukit Selambau near here yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade Commander SAC Shahrum Hashim stated that the operation was conducted following a week of monitoring illegal E-waste activities in the area. The authorities detected three Volvo trailer lorries transporting various types of E-waste en route to a warehouse. Upon inspection at the rear of the lorries, officers discovered 60 jumbo bags of E-waste, 20 jumbo bags of scrap metal, 19 jumbo bags of plastic waste, and 2 metal crushers, all weighing approximately 99,000 kilogrammes.

The operation, conducted between 1 am and 6.45 am yesterday, also involved the GOF 18th Battalion Investigation Branch, the Sungai Petani Department of Environment (DOE), the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division, and the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division of the Kuala Muda Police Headquarters. The three men arrested, aged between 36 and 52, along with the items seized, have been handed over to the DOE for investigation under Section 18 (1A) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974.