LUMUT: Police have been investigating allegations that Malaysia was used as a transit hub for the re-export of high-tech artificial intelligence (AI) chips since April 2025, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.
He said the investigation was conducted under the Strategic Trade Act, with the police also serving on the Strategic Trade Action Committee (STAC) under the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).
Saifuddin said any new findings from the police investigation were relayed to Miti, which is the lead agency, as the complaint over the alleged AI chip exports was raised by the United States government with the ministry.
However, he described the investigation as highly complex, involving multiple layers of inquiry and several agencies represented in STAC.
