The bulk of the money, said to be some of the RM400,000 recovered, was packed carefully in RM50 and RM100 notes and hidden in the ceiling, as officers from the graft commission inspected the house.
Sources from the MACC told Malaysiakini the money was retrieved from a state Public Works Department director with the title of a 'Datuk'.
As for the luxury cars, the sources said that they were parked at the homes of the suspect's relatives. It was reported that the MACC seized a Maserati, BMW and Audi cars in the raid.
It is learnt that the 'Datuk Seri' is attached to a local council, while the other is with the state Tenaga Nasional Bhd.
They are among the three who were picked up by the MACC, and investigated under Section 17 (a) and 23 of the MACC Act 2009 as well as 4(1)(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).
Sources revealed that one of the Datuk Seri will be remanded in Putrajaya, while the remaining two will be remanded in Malacca and Kelantan respectively tomorrow.
MACC director of investigations Azam Baki had in a statement announced the arrest of the three senior government officials.
This comes in the wake of a warning by the new MACC chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad to clean up the civil service of corrupt practices.
The trio, who are in their 50s, were apprehended in simultaneous operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Kelantan between noon and 2pm this afternoon.
The commission also seized a luxury condominium, including a penthouse and a bungalow.
The houses and cars, MACC said, were believed to have been procured through graft and money laundering.
If convicted under the MACC Act, a person can face up to 20 years in jail and a minimum RM10,000 fine or five times the amount of bribe, whichever is higher.
Those convicted under AMLA can face a jail term of not more than 15 years and fined not less than five times the amount of proceeds from the illegal activities.
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