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Malaysian authorities have dismantled illegal cryptocurrency mining networks across the country, confiscating 75,578 machines and arresting 629 individuals through over 3,000 raids since January 2022.
Indonesia's energy ministry has charged 24 foreign nationals as criminal suspects in an illegal gold mining scheme centred on Gunung Botak in Maluku. Half remain fugitives outside Indonesian jurisdiction.
Malaysia's General Operations Force arrested nine suspects, including foreigners, during a raid targeting illegal bauxite mining operations at a Felda plantation, confiscating RM3.75 million in assets and equipment.
Authorities in Marang have arrested two men suspected of involvement in illegal silica sand trafficking, with law enforcement seizing machinery valued at RM1.8 million during the operation.