KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 28 -- Bukit Aman has launched a nationwide crackdown on illegal e-waste facilities, arresting 246 individuals, including foreign nationals from seven countries.

Dubbed Op Hazard, the February 15 operation saw raids at 47 locations, with authorities seizing assets worth RM2.86 billion. The suspects are being investigated under the Firearms Act 1960, Immigration Act 1959/63, and the Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Amendment 2024).

In a statement today, Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) director Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim said the police also flagged a viral TikTok video that allegedly manipulated facts and stirred public concern over the enforcement actions.

The video reportedly contains ...