By Media Selangor Team
SHAH ALAM, Apr 10 — Authorities have identified 27 premises in Selangor illegally processing electronic waste (e-waste) during Op Hazard 3.0, said Selangor Environment Department director Datuk Wandi Yadzid Yaakob.
Wandi said investigations revealed that most operators were running without licences and had failed to obtain Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approval.
“These offences fall under Sections 18, 34A and 34B of the Environmental Quality Act.
“The maximum penalty for these offences is a fine of up to RM10 million, or five years’ imprisonment, or both,” he told the New Straits Times.
He added that e-waste is classified as scheduled waste, and any processing or handling requires prior approval from the director-general of the Department of Environment.
“Processing e-waste without approval is an offence under the Scheduled Waste Regulations 2005,” he said.
When asked whether the seized materials were smuggled from overseas, Wandi said investigations are ongoing.
In a related development, the General Operations Force (GOF) Central Brigade seized e-waste and related materials valued at RM187 million in a large-scale enforcement operation spanning three states.
In a separate press conference, Commander Senior Assistant Commissioner Hakemal Hawari said Op Hazard 3.0 involved coordinated raids on 28 premises across 14 locations in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Johor.
He said authorities confiscated 1,400 tonnes of e-waste, along with two tonnes of scrap materials and 11 tonnes of processed end products and other items.
The multi-agency operation was conducted in collaboration with the Police Air Wing, Bukit Aman’s Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA) unit, local councils and the Inland Revenue Board.
