Lorry owner fined for unlicensed diesel
Ong Seow Hooi, 49, who owns a tanker lorry, was charged under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
The state Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry said he was accused of committing the offence in Jalan Puncak Bougainvillea, Kuala Kangsar, at 2.45am on Jan 6 last year.
'The accused was arrested along with a modified lorry containing 4,432 litres of diesel stored in an intermediate bulk container, which raised reasonable suspicion that he was trading scheduled goods, in this case, diesel, through wholesale or retail transactions without a valid licence.
'The accused pleaded guilty after the charge was read before judge Rohaida Ishak,' said the statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Ong paid the fine.
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