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From Prime Minister to prison, from prison to PM. 7 Days that will change Malaysia for ever.
(CNN) — Malaysian police have seized dozens of bags stuffed with jewels, cash and luxury goods from properties linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, according to state media.
State news agency Bernama reported Friday that 72 bags of jewelry, cash in a variety of currencies, almost 300 boxes of designer handbags, and other luxury goods were seized in a raid Wednesday night in the downtown Kuala Lumpur development Jalan Raja Chula.
The value of the seized goods, which included Hermes and Louis Vuitton bags, is yet to be ascertained due to the scale of the confiscation, Bernama reported.
Najib, whose government was plagued with scandal, was soundly defeated in last week's parliamentary election by a coalition led by veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad, who came out of retirement to challenge Najib.
It was just last week that elections turnout the 40 year UMNO hold on Malaysia. Just yesterday that Anwar Ibrahim left prison.
Other threads in Asian Group detail the country shaking developments.