{
  "id": 17002405,
  "title": "Kelantan buka 100 kertas siasatan perlombongan haram sejak 2024",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/kelantan-buka-100-kertas-siasatan-perlombongan-haram-sejak-2024",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T03:29:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/29/kelantan-buka-100-kertas-siasatan-perlombongan-haram-sejak-2024"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kelantan has opened 100 investigation papers related to illegal logging activities since 2024, following 104 unified enforcement operations. Fadzli Hassan, Deputy Chief Minister of Kelantan, stated that fines and penalties are being increased for repeated offenses of providing instruction to wrongdoers. The investigation follows Section 158 of the State Mineral Act 2001.\n\nOut of the 104 operations from 2024 to September 2026, 51 cases are still under investigation, while the remaining 49 cases have been resolved. According to records from the Kelantan Lands and Mines Department, the enforcement actions taken include seizing timber and logging sites, demolishing illegal structures, and arresting and prosecuting offenders.\n\nWhen asked about the government's actions against illegal logging activities at a Kelantan State Assembly (DUN) session, Fadzli explained that the enforcement measures include destroying logging equipment, seizing illegal logging sites, and arresting and prosecuting violators. He emphasized that fines and penalties have also been increased for repeat offenses of instructing others to commit such acts.\n\nTo strengthen preventive measures, Kelantan's Lands and Mines Department, along with a rescue team, police officers, Rapid Response Force, Special Operations Unit, State Forestry Department, and Mineral and Geoscience Department, are conducting regular operations in high-risk areas using drone surveillance technology.",
  "summary": "Sebanyak 51 kes masih dalam siasatan dan baki 49 kes telah diselesaikan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}