A former Sabah Water Department (Jans) director told the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court that the large amount of cash found in his office during a MACC raid in 2016 belonged to others.

Ag Tahir Talib, 63, testified that the money was already in the office when he began his service at the department, adding that only a small portion belonged to him.

“Most of the cash found in the pantry was...