Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said the four, including two women aged between 53 and 71, were apprehended by Bukit Aman’s anti-money laundering criminal investigation team in Kuching, Sarawak.

He said the team had first arrested a man and a woman, aged 53 and 62, one of whom is a director of a company, yesterday evening.

“Both of them are on remand for two days. We also seized about 32 company documents,” he said, according to Utusan Malaysia.

The other two – a 67-year-old former mayor in Sarawak and a former general manager of the broadcasting firm – were arrested today.

“We will be seeking a remand order for these two,” he said.

Last Friday, Razarudin was reported as saying that five people, aged between 26 and 65, had been arrested in Sarawak and Penang in an investigation into money laundering.

He said the investigation had revealed their involvement in money laundering through suspicious financial transactions, criminal breach of trust by the company’s director, tender fraud, and the awarding of contracts to themselves and their family members.

Police also seized documents, several vehicles and bank accounts with a total value of more than RM17 million.

He said information was received regarding suspicious transactions through several bank accounts from 2017 until September 2024.