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Kelantan has opened 63 investigation papers into encroachment and illegal mining activities following 77 enforcement operations across four districts, with authorities seizing 65 excavators valued at RM15.8 million.
Enforcement authorities in Kuala Krai arrested six individuals operating an illegal mining site and seized machinery, vehicles and ore valued at RM2.98 million in a significant regulatory action.
Kelantan authorities have initiated a formal investigation into a large-scale illegal gold mining enterprise discovered in Gua Musang, following the confiscation of mining equipment worth RM4.2 million.
Malaysian authorities have dismantled illegal cryptocurrency mining operations across the country, confiscating 75,578 machines and arresting 629 people through 3,049 raids since January 2022.