An MACC source said that the suspects, aged from 31 to 77 years old, were arrested separately around Bangi, Selangor and the Kedah MACC office here Monday .
"Those arrested were believed to have submitted company bank account statements with falsified details to a waste management company to qualify their company for the Privatisation Of Solid Waste Collection and Public Cleansing Management in Northern Region tender," the source disclosed on Monday night.
The source said those arrested included the owner, directors and company managers, along with self-employed contractors. The MACC was also tracking down other individuals believed to be involved and are trying to obtain vital documents in the case as well as recording statements from several witnesses.Meanwhile, Kedah MACC director Datuk Shaharom Nizam Abd Manap confirmed the arrests when contacted and said that the case was being investigated under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2009. - Bernama