Duo arrested at Malaysia petrol station after filling modified tank with subsidised diesel
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The suspects were detained, and their vehicles and the diesel seized for investigations.
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KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia – Two men were arrested in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on suspicion of being involved in the illegal sale of subsidised diesel.
As they were refuelling their van and four-wheel-drive, undercover enforcement officers from Malaysia’s Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) observed that they were taking longer than usual to fill their tanks at a petrol station at about noon on April 13.
“Our officers approached the vehicles to investigate and discovered that the fuel tanks had been modified to connect to a larger intermediate bulk container (IBC) inside, capable of holding up to 1,000 litres of fuel,” said Sabah KPDN director Shahril Nizam Shahidin.
He said the IBC tanks had about 800 litres of diesel each.
The suspects were unable to provide the required documentation for the sale and purchase of diesel when requested.
Mr Shahril Nizam said the suspects were then detained, and their vehicles and the diesel seized for investigations.
The total value of diesel confiscated from them was worth about RM22,745 (S$7,320), he said.
He appealed to the public to work with the ministry to prevent smuggling and leakages of control and subsidised goods. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
