PUTRAJAYA: Three suspects have been arrested for laundering money amounting to RM1.8mil as well as illegal mining in Raub, Pahang.
It is learnt that the trio, a mining operator and two civil servants, were arrested in Bentong at 6.30pm on Wednesday (June 14).
It is believed that the suspects carried out these illegal activities for three years.
"Authorities had already taken action against them but they continued doing it.
"The illegal mining caused losses of about RM4.7mil for Pahang," said a source.
Sources said the syndicate carried out mining activities beyond the area the company was permitted to mine.
"To avoid detection, the syndicate carried out the mining activities at night," said the source.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission director of intelligence Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman confirmed the arrests.
He said the MACC intelligence team carried out three weeks' surveillance before an operation was conducted on Wednesday to nab the trio.
