SHAH ALAM: The Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) at Port Klang has seized electronic waste and scheduled waste weighing 195,720 kilogrammes, believed to have been smuggled into the port.

Port Klang AKPS commander Datuk Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the seizure was made at 3pm Wednesday (Feb 11) following a physical inspection of 10 containers at the CT1 Scanner Unit site at Westport.

"The inspection found that seven containers contained e-waste, while one container contained scheduled waste.

"In addition, one container carried a mixture of plastic and paper waste, while another contained industrial machinery, bringing the total weight of the goods to 195,720 kg," he said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 11).

The inspection was also joined by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, police, Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia Berhad (Sirim), Port Klang Authority and the Selangor Enviroment Department.

Nik Ezanee said all the e-waste and scheduled waste were imported from several ports in the United States and that the materials are prohibited under the Environmental Quality Act 1974.

Meanwhile, in a separate statement, Port Klang AKPS said it also foiled an attempt to smuggle five containers containing fish and animal products worth RM1.85mil at Westport on Wednesday.

Nik Ezanee said the success followed two separate operations conducted over nearly six hours beginning at 11.30 am at the CFS 4 Container Examination Centre.

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