The source added, “MACC also found a storage area containing a wide variety of luxury alcoholic beverages at one of the residences, estimated to be worth around RM3 million.”
These items are believed to be linked to money laundering activities.
“During the operation, MACC also seized a luxury condominium unit in the capital, estimated to be worth RM12 million,” the source said.
All items and properties were seized for further investigation under the MACC Act 2009 and the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).
Last month, media reported that four individuals, including a Datuk Seri, were arrested on suspicion of submitting false claims totalling around RM360 million.
The suspects — three men and one woman aged between their 50s and 70s — were detained when they came to give statements at the MACC office.
They are suspected of submitting false claims worth about RM360 million using sukuk funds for a highway construction project in the Klang Valley valued at approximately RM1.3 billion between 2016 and 2017.
MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki was reported to have said that three investigation papers were opened after the probe began on May 9.
He said, “In the investigation, MACC seized RM1.9 million in cash, two luxury vehicles worth RM900,000 and bank accounts containing RM34 million.”
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