Johor police chief M Kumar said the raid, conducted at about 8.15am to dismantle the syndicate under Op Taring Landai, involved the state environment department and the Kulai municipal council.

He said the Region Two marine police detained a Malaysian along with a Chinese national, nine Indonesian men and a woman, two Myanmar men and a Bangladeshi man, aged between 20 and 49 years, for various offences.

“They seized various items, including 348 sacks of tin plates, 612 sacks of cut automotive batteries, 33 boxes and pallets filled with automotive batteries, two dust control units and ovens, and nine sacks of electronic components,” Bernama quoted him as saying.

“They also seized 13 square tanks filled with battery water, 18 tonnes of e-waste, 1,290 tonnes of batteries, 696 tonnes of tin, 13,000 litres of battery water, and equipment for processing and melting e-waste, with a total value of about RM41,410,824.”

The seized items were handed over to the environment department for further investigation.

Kumar said marine police also raided a factory at Taman Pasir Putih in Pasir Gudang on Monday in collaboration with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.

They detained a 38-year-old man and seized items worth RM1,646,600.

“They seized six square tanks, two 40-tonne iron tanks, 36 200-litre iron drums, a boiler set, two trucks, an electric pump with a hose, a compressor pump, a biodiesel processing machine, seven engine pumps, 11,200 litres of used palm oil and 35 tonnes of palm oil mill effluent.

“Those arrested and all seized items were handed over to MPOB for further action. The investigation is being conducted by MPOB,” he said.