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BUTTERWORTH - A political secretary to a senior minister was detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) - with RM2mil (S$825,000) in cash.
It is learnt that MACC officers from Putrajaya raided an apartment in Teluk Air Tawar at 3.30pm on Thursday and seized the cash in bundles of RM5, RM10, RM50 and RM100 notes.
A 4WD vehicle registered under the name of a Pulau Tikus-based company was also seized, along with a BMW registered in the name of a person from Sarawak.
It is unclear where he got the money from and why he had kept such a large amount of cash.
It is also learnt that the political secretary's bank accounts have been frozen to facilitate further investigations.
The Star had reported on Dec 13 last year that MACC was investigating the political secretary, who was said to have amassed millions of ringgit in properties over a short period of time.
It was then learnt that investigators had obtained an order to seize and freeze several of his properties - including luxury cars and houses.
The report said the commission's seizure list included at least four luxury cars and four houses. It also said the commission was investigating the purchased properties - all in the Klang Valley.
The report also quoted sources as saying that the investigators had identified several other people linked to the case and would also be calling them soon to assist in investigations.
The sources said a special team from the commission's Putrajaya office started investigations following information that the political secretary was living well beyond his means.
It is learnt that the investigation was among a few high profile cases the commission was investigating following reports and information provided by the public.
According to sources, the political secretary was trailed by the MACC officers after allegations cropped up that he had secured properties by being the middleman in deals for approval of multi-million ringgits projects.
It is learnt that MACC officers from Putrajaya raided an apartment in Teluk Air Tawar at 3.30pm on Thursday and seized the cash in bundles of RM5, RM10, RM50 and RM100 notes.
A 4WD vehicle registered under the name of a Pulau Tikus-based company was also seized, along with a BMW registered in the name of a person from Sarawak.
It is unclear where he got the money from and why he had kept such a large amount of cash.
It is also learnt that the political secretary's bank accounts have been frozen to facilitate further investigations.
The Star had reported on Dec 13 last year that MACC was investigating the political secretary, who was said to have amassed millions of ringgit in properties over a short period of time.
It was then learnt that investigators had obtained an order to seize and freeze several of his properties - including luxury cars and houses.
The report said the commission's seizure list included at least four luxury cars and four houses. It also said the commission was investigating the purchased properties - all in the Klang Valley.
The report also quoted sources as saying that the investigators had identified several other people linked to the case and would also be calling them soon to assist in investigations.
The sources said a special team from the commission's Putrajaya office started investigations following information that the political secretary was living well beyond his means.
It is learnt that the investigation was among a few high profile cases the commission was investigating following reports and information provided by the public.
According to sources, the political secretary was trailed by the MACC officers after allegations cropped up that he had secured properties by being the middleman in deals for approval of multi-million ringgits projects.
