PUTRAJAYA: A 47-year-old Datuk is believed to be the ringleader of a cartel and the “force” behind 150 companies that have been grabbing the bulk of government contracts worth billions of ringgit.
Their activities came to an abrupt halt following an operation which crippled a syndicate that has been operating for the past six years.
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