cited by the Malay Mail newspaper.
He added that all confiscated e-waste will be returned to the countries of origin after investigations conclude.
a nationwide ban on e-waste imports as part of stricter measures to prevent the entry of hazardous waste into the country, following multiple raids and arrests of top environment officials for alleged irregularities involving e-waste imports.
Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission previously said that e-waste has been moved into the country’s “absolute prohibition” category, and the environment department has been instructed to work with customs authorities to implement a new classification category.
On top of the ban, the authorities also agreed to strengthen coordination and enforcement of e-waste through the establishment of a special committee that will be chaired by the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA).
Last week, MCBA’s investigations revealed 43 containers out of the 116 that were inspected to contain illegal waste and e-waste weighing about 911,000 kg under an enforcement operation at Port Klang.
MCBA Port Klang commander Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the latest round of inspections involved 20 containers at the CFS 4 site in Westports, conducted jointly with multiple agencies.
Of the 20 containers inspected, three were confirmed to contain e-waste – including cables, mixed electronic scrap and pure e-waste – with a combined weight exceeding 61 tonnes, while the remaining 17 contained plastic waste. These containers had entered Malaysia between July 2025 and January 2026.
Separately, the MCBA had intercepted 37,028 kg of e-waste at West Port in Port Klang on Friday, in two shipping containers that have entered the country using false customs declarations.
The seizure took place during a physical inspection at the site and found ne container carrying 14,832 kg of discarded electronic items, such as remote controls, keyboards, credit card machines and CPUs, and the other containing 22,196kg of used printers and receipt printing machines.
