{
  "id": 19952750,
  "title": "Police probing alleged Nvidia chip diversion since April 2025, says Saifuddin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/police-probing-alleged-nvidia-chip-diversion-since-april-2025-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T09:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/14/police-probing-alleged-nvidia-chip-diversion-since-april-2025-says-saifuddin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced on Thursday that Malaysian police are probing allegations that the country was used as a transit point to divert Nvidia's AI chips to China. These alleged activities allegedly took place since April 2025. The investigation, conducted under the Strategic Trade Act 2010, involves several regulatory agencies, with the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) leading the probe. Saifuddin added that the police have been updating Miti on their findings as the investigation progresses.",
  "summary": "Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says the investigation, which is ongoing, follows claims that proxy companies had been set up in Malaysia to help circumvent US sanctions on AI-chip exports to China.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian police investigating alleged Nvidia chip diversion since April 2025",
    "Probe under Strategic Trade Act 2010, led by Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry",
    "Police updates Miti on findings as investigation progresses"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The multi-agency investigation signals heightened scrutiny of Malaysia's role in global technology supply chains as authorities work to enforce strategic trade regulations against potential diversion of high-end hardware.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}