SEREMBAN: Police arrested the owner of a premises involved in the sale of industrial fuel to assist in an investigation into a water pollution incident at the Sungai Linggi water treatment plant last Friday.
Seremban police chief Hatta Che Din said the 31-year-old man was arrested following a report filed on Wednesday regarding the contamination.
“We received a report from a complainant, who is the production executive officer of Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan (SAINS), informing us that there was water contamination in the river after discovering an oil spill at the Sungai Linggi plant.
“The environment department collected water samples from the treatment plant and confirmed that the water is safe for use,” Hatta said in a statement today.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 430 of the Penal Code for mischief affecting water supplies.