IPOH, Feb. 16 -- The General Operations Force (GOF), in collaboration with the Perak Environment Department (DoE), raided an illegal e-waste processing facility in Kanthan, Sungai Siput, seizing e-waste and machinery valued at approximately RM1.3 billion.

According to The Star, Northern Brigade Commander Senior Asst Comm Shahrum Hashim said the operation, conducted yesterday, led to the arrest of 27 individuals, including foreign workers from China and Myanmar.

The raid followed a month-long investigation, which uncovered a significant amount of e-waste and processing equipment at the site.

This operation comes on the heels of similar raids on illegal e-waste facilities in Selangor and Johor over the past two days.

"We've seized machi...