Lorry driver held for dumping of effluents into pond

Police yesterday arrested a lorry driver on suspicion of having dumped industrial effluents into a flood retention pond in Taman Eng Ann, Klang.

North Klang District police chief ACP Nurulhuda Mohd Salleh said the 26-year-old man was arrested at a house in Jeram, Kuala Selangor, at 4.30pm.

“The police also seized a tanker lorry that is believed to have been used to transport the effluents for dumping into the pond.

“An initial investigation revealed that a company had offered him a contract to discard its effluents,” Nurulhuda said in a statement issued in Shah Alam.

She said the police will apply for a remand order against the man today.

Earlier, Selangor Environment, Green Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairperson Hee Loy Sian said the clean-up of the pond resulted in the collection of 28,000 litres of industrial effluents, which have been kept in a storage tank for proper disposal.

- Bernama