PGA bongkar aktiviti pindah pasir, lombong arang batu, rampasan lebih RM40 juta
Seramai 14 lelaki turut ditahan dalam serbuan di tujuh lokasi Sarawak bermula 19 hingga 22 Ogos lalu.
PGA Briged Sarawak has suspended activities of sand relocation, coal mining, and debris displacement in a series of illegal mining operations, dubbed Ops Gali Mega, across seven locations in the state from August 19 to 22, netting profits exceeding RM40.55 million. Commanding Officer Lim Bak Phai disclosed that 14 men were arrested and approximately 8,525 metric tons of coal, four jengkuks, a crane, two boats, and two flatbed trucks were stolen.
The operation, conducted in collaboration with Sarawak Land and Survey Department (JTS), took place around the state capital, Bau, Kota Samarahan, Sri Aman, Mukah, and Limbang. Preliminary examination indicated activities in Bau, Sri Aman, and Limbang were deemed to violate land regulations under the Sarawak Land Ordinance. Four men were arrested in Mukah during a search of a coal collection and storage site, according to a statement.
In two operations in Kota Samarahan, ten men were charged with involvement in earth displacement, collection, transportation, and illegal sand collection, alongside the seizure of six lorries and two jengkuks. Around 2,986 meters of river sand, a flatbed truck, a boat, two lorries, a jengkuks, and a digital scale were stolen from the earth and sand transportation operations.
In summary, 14 men, along with the stolen goods, were handed over to JTS Mukah and Samarahan for further investigation under the Sarawak Land Ordinance.
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