Goods worth £207m seized from ex-pm’s properties

The total value of cash, jewellery, watches and handbags seized from properties linked to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak in a moneylaundering investigation amounted to at least $273 million (about £207m).

Police have called the haul the biggest in Malaysia’s history.

The items included 12,000 pieces of jewellery, 567 handbags, 423 watches and 234 sunglasses. Commercial crime investigations chief Amar Singh said the jewellery included 2,200 rings, 1,400 necklaces, 2,100 bracelets and 2,800 pair of earrings.

Allegations of corruption at the defunct 1MDB state investment fund that Najib set up led to his defeat in May elections and the end of the 60-year unbroken rule of his coalition. Najib has been barred from leaving the country.