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New Straits Times
23-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Four nabbed, excavator and 'lori hantu' seized in Pahang illegal earth-moving raid
PEKAN: Enforcement officers conducting surveillance along Jalan Kuantan-Segamat near Paloh Hinai today uncovered illegal earth-moving activities after deploying a drone for an aerial view of the area. The Pahang Enforcement Unit's (UPNP) elite team arrested four men, including an Indonesian national, and seized an excavator along with two lori hantu (unlicensed lorries) at the site. UPNP elite team head Saifullah Muhammad Ali said 11 enforcement officers were deployed to the Jalan Kuantan-Segamat stretch for routine monitoring and surveillance at around 9am. "About 10.15am, the drone operator spotted earth being dug and moved at a site in Paloh Hinai. An excavator and two tipper lorries were seen operating at the location. "Roughly 15 minutes later, the enforcement team arrived at the site. They ordered the Indonesian national who was operating the excavator, along with the two tipper lorry drivers, to cease their activities for inspection," he told the Pahang Media news portal. Saifullah said a fourth suspect arrived at the site around 11.30am, claiming to be in charge of the operations, but failed to produce any documentation or approvals related to the activities. He said the four men were detained and are being investigated for the unlawful extraction or removal of rock minerals or sand. They were taken to the Pekan police headquarters for further questioning.
New Straits Times
08-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Thousands of trees cleared in Op Sekat 3.0 crackdown on illegal durian farms
RAUB: Thousands of trees over an area measuring 202.34 hectares were cleared when the authorities carried out the Op Sekat 3.0 crackdown on the illegal durian farms on state-controlled land here last month. Pahang Enforcement Unit (UPNP) elite team head, Saifullah Muhammad Ali, said most of the illegal farmers were not present at their plantations while only their workers, mostly foreigners, occupied the huts at the farms. "UPNP proposes that all the huts be destroyed and all farming equipment in government land and forest reserves to be seized, especially in areas where no decisions have been made yet. "Majority of the illegal farmers never paid taxes because they do not have legal land ownership. "They have reaped profits from illegally grown durians for a long time so we suggest the Inland Revenue Board to conduct detailed investigations on all the farmers," he said when briefing the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah here today. The briefing today was on the recent Op Sekat 3.0 enforcement operation against illegal durian farmers at Batu 3 Jalan Sungai Ruan-Sungai Klau here today. Also present was the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, Pahang State Secretary Datuk Nazri Abu Bakar and Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman. Meanwhile, Saifullah said that due to the vast size of the encroached land, they have proposed to use real-time satellite imaging services to conduct monitoring. "The illegal farms are too huge to be physically patrolled so we propose real-time satellite imaging services through subscriptions," he said. The Op Sekat special operation
New Straits Times
27-04-2025
- New Straits Times
Indonesian detained for illegal gold mining in Lipis
LIPIS: The state enforcement unit detained an Indonesian for illegal gold mining in Kampung Temin near here on Thursday (April 24). Four other syndicate members at the site fled into nearby forest during the 2pm raid. Unit head Saifullah Muhammad Ali said the syndicate was using the palong mining technique, which involves sluicing gold with gravel pumps. "The Pahang Land and Mines Office confirmed the mining site had no approval or permit from the authorities. "We seized excavators, water pumps and palong. "The suspect was remanded for four days until today at the Lipis police headquarters. We are tracking down the remaining four suspects."
