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Keratan Akhbar Pilihan Obk Three Held In Rm7 25 Million Silica Sand Bust
Commander of the General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade, SAC Balveer Singh Mahindar Singh said, three men aged between 20 and 30, believed to be busin...
Ipoh, 10th May 2026 - About 5,000 tonnes of silica sand and mineral processing equipment worth RM7.25 million were seized in Kampar during an integrated operation at a premises found to be operating without a valid permit.
Commander of the General Operations Force (GOF) Northern Brigade, SAC Balveer Singh Mahindar Singh said, three men aged between 20 and 30, believed to be business owners and lorry drivers, were arrested during Op Bersepadu Khazanah (OBK) on Thursday.
He said the operation involved the GOF Northern Brigade in collaboration with the Department of Minerals and Geosciences, the Perak Land and Mines Office, the Inland Revenue Board and the Criminal Investigation Division of the Kampar district police headquarters.
SAC Balveer Singh said, the operation was carried out following intelligence gathered on a premises in Kampar suspected of conducting silica sand processing activities without a valid permit.
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