KUALA LUMPUR: Police announced that RM114 million in cash was seized in its raid on several apartments in Pavilion Residences on May 18.
Another RM500,000 in cash was also seized from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta.
Announcing this at a press conference today, Federal Commercial Crime Investigation chief Datuk Seri Amar Singh said, on the Pavilion Residences raid, the amount was found in 35 bags out of 72 bags taken from the premises.
The cash, he said, was in ringgit as well as 26 other foreign denominations.
He said police took three days to calculate the total amount, with the aid of Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank Islam. A total of 21 bank officers and 11 counting machines were used in the process.
He said the remaining bags contained jewelry and valuables. He said police would be seeking help from experts to determine the value and authenticity of the items.
“Photographs of the jewelry, handbags and other seized items will be sent to experts in Paris for evaluation,” he said.
Amar also said all pictures on social media, supposedly showing the seized items, are fake as none of the members of the raiding party were allowed to bring their phones with them.