The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission clarified this following a raid on the man’s residence in Bandar Tasik Selatan, Cheras, yesterday.

MACC’s strategic communications division said it received information that a secret room at the residence contained valuables and weapons related to the ongoing probe.

“The presence of the ACTS team was to ensure the safety of the officers involved and escort the seized items back to the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya,” it said in a statement.

MACC seized several luxury items, including branded handbags, watches, gold bars, coins, gold figurines, diamonds and other jewellery, in the raid.

The items included 84 luxury handbags worth about RM3 million, 11 branded watches worth about RM1 million, gold bars, coins, and figurines valued at RM3 million, and diamonds and jewellery estimated at RM4 million.

A set of luxury casino gaming equipment valued at about RM150,000 was also confiscated.

“MACC also discovered a bulletproof secret room used for storing firearms and ammunition, but no seizure was made as the weapons were registered under a security company owned by the individual,” the agency said.

MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki confirmed that the total value of the seizures stood at some RM16 million and did not rule out the possibility of further confiscations.

He said the process of recording the individual’s statement had been postponed to a later date due to health reasons.