A total of 31 people including two women were arrested for alleged illegal mining of ore deposits containing non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE) at the Bintang Hijau Forest Reserve in Hulu Perak.

Perak police chief Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the police have conducted several raids, with the cooperation of the Perak State Forestry Department (JPNPk) through Op Khazanah at several locations.

He said 28 people were arrested in...