Malaysia has taken a strict stand against e-waste dumping. Customs officers at Port Klang intercepted nearly 200 tonnes of electronic waste recently. This was one of the rare successes against traffickers. The seized e-waste included used printers, old fax machines, and ageing computer parts. Another container held aluminium dross, a hazardous by-product banned under Malaysian law. The seized containers came from three US ports: New York, Los Angeles, and Norfolk, Virginia. They were likely headed for illegal dumps or recycling sites, said Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal from the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency. The containers are now secured and await approval to be sent back to the United States. Nik Ezanee, commander of Port Klang customs, told This Week in Asia, "With the volumes we handle, it is a challenge [to detect them]." Despite the seizure, he suggested that spotting illegal shipments remains difficult due to the large amounts of cargo moving through the port. Malaysia's ban is a strong move, but the global trade in e-waste continues to be a tough problem.