MACC now targets bauxite mining

PETALING JAYA: Illegal bauxite mining is the latest issue on the radar of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) when anti-graft officers detained officers from the state Land and Mines Office (PTG) and the Customs Department suspected to be involved in illegal bauxite mining activities in Kuantan.

Nine staff members from the Pahang Land and Mines Office and an officer from the Customs Department were detained in an operation after the MACC discovered that a syndicate was involved in illegal mining activities. Also seized were at least 18 lorries used to transport bauxite from illegal mining sites in Bukit Goh and Bukit Sagu.