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The Sun
01-08-2025
- The Sun
Perak KPDN seizes 432 subsidised LPG cylinders at Manjung farm
PERAK: The Perak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) seized 432 subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders during a raid at a chicken farm in Segari, Manjung. The operation, conducted yesterday, uncovered unauthorised use of the gas for heating chicken coops. Datuk Kamalludin Ismail, Perak KPDN director, led the raid under Op Gasak 2025 following a week of surveillance. 'We found 432 subsidised LPG cylinders of various brands being misused for business purposes without a permit,' he said. A lorry belonging to an LPG supplier was also caught unloading cylinders at the site. Two men, aged 50 and 40, were detained—the farm manager and the lorry driver. Authorities confiscated the LPG cylinders, a five-tonne lorry, receipt books, and related documents worth RM76,051. The farm owner faces charges under the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974 for storing controlled goods without a permit. The LPG supplier is also under investigation for selling subsidised gas to unauthorised parties. - Bernama
New Straits Times
03-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Perak KPDN seizes 225 LPG cylinders, two lorries worth over RM450,000
IPOH: Enforcement officers from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) seized 225 LPG cylinders and two lorries worth about RM466,895 in raids at Zarib Industrial Park and Tanjung Malim yesterday (July 2). Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said 14 LPG cylinders with a 50-kilogramme (kg) capacity, 171 cylinders of 14 kg and 40 cylinders of 12 kg were confiscated in the Ops Gasak raids. According to Kamalludin, the LPG cylinders were stored at two premises without valid permits from the Controller of Supplies. "In the first raid at about 11.30am in Tanjung Malim, an enforcement team from the Tapah KPDN branch found a property being used as an LPG storage facility without the required authorisation to store controlled items. "The second raid at 1pm at a food processing factory in Zarib Industrial Park revealed that LPG was being used without a valid licence or permit," he said in a statement today (July 3). Kamalludin said two men, aged 41 and 49, as well as a 28-year-old woman, were arrested during the raids to assist with the investigation. He said both cases are being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961 and the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974. — BERNAMA
The Sun
24-06-2025
- The Sun
Perak KPDN raids illegal store, seizes 720kg of cooking oil
IPOH: The Perak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) confiscated 720 kilogrammes of packet cooking oil and business documents worth RM1,800 during a raid in Teluk Kurin Buntong yesterday. The operation, conducted at 2 pm, targeted a house allegedly used as an illegal storage facility. Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail stated that the raid followed a week-long surveillance and intelligence operation under Op Tiris 3.0. 'A 27-year-old man, believed to be the tenant, was questioned. Preliminary findings show he had no permit or licence to store controlled goods,' Kamalludin said in a statement. The case is being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961 and the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974.
The Sun
15-05-2025
- The Sun
KPDN uncovers tactic of modifying vessel tank
IPOH: A syndicate's tactic of modifying ship tanks to illegally load more subsidised diesel than allowed was uncovered by the Perak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), following the detection of suspicious activities. Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalluddin Ismail said this followed a raid conducted at 10.30 am yesterday, during which a team of enforcement officers from the Perak KPDN Manjung Branch seized 50,900 litres of liquid believed to be diesel, along with other equipment, with an estimated total value of RM355,040, at a premises in Pantai Remis. 'Based on inspections and intelligence gathered, the syndicate's modus operandi involved modifying the ship's original fuel tank, which is limited to 3,000 litres, by adding an extra tank capable of storing 7,000 litres,' he said in a statement today. Kamalluddin said the subsidised diesel was believed to have been purchased using the fuel quota of another vessel at a controlled price before being resold to industries in Pantai Remis. At the time of the raid, he said, a ship was caught transferring diesel from its tank to a skid tank using a hose and suction pump. He said the skid tank functioned as a storage facility for unsubsidised diesel and suspected to have been used as a collection point for diesel obtained through the syndicate's fraudulent activities. 'Authorities also discovered purchase and sale documents, along with quota cards belonging to other vessels, believed to have been used in this scheme,' he said. Preliminary investigations revealed that the premises held a valid permit to store scheduled controlled goods, namely unsubsidised diesel, with an approved storage capacity of 58,000 litres, intended for use by category C2 fishing vessels. Following the raid, a 32-year-old local man, who claimed to be the owner of the premises, was arrested. Additionally, a drifting trawler and diesel suction equipment were seized for further investigation. The case will be investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
The Sun
15-05-2025
- The Sun
KPDN uncovers tactic of modifying vessel tank to misappropriate subsidised diesel
IPOH: A syndicate's tactic of modifying ship tanks to illegally load more subsidised diesel than allowed was uncovered by the Perak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), following the detection of suspicious activities. Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalluddin Ismail said this followed a raid conducted at 10.30 am yesterday, during which a team of enforcement officers from the Perak KPDN Manjung Branch seized 50,900 litres of liquid believed to be diesel, along with other equipment, with an estimated total value of RM355,040, at a premises in Pantai Remis. 'Based on inspections and intelligence gathered, the syndicate's modus operandi involved modifying the ship's original fuel tank, which is limited to 3,000 litres, by adding an extra tank capable of storing 7,000 litres,' he said in a statement today. Kamalluddin said the subsidised diesel was believed to have been purchased using the fuel quota of another vessel at a controlled price before being resold to industries in Pantai Remis. At the time of the raid, he said, a ship was caught transferring diesel from its tank to a skid tank using a hose and suction pump. He said the skid tank functioned as a storage facility for unsubsidised diesel and suspected to have been used as a collection point for diesel obtained through the syndicate's fraudulent activities. 'Authorities also discovered purchase and sale documents, along with quota cards belonging to other vessels, believed to have been used in this scheme,' he said. Preliminary investigations revealed that the premises held a valid permit to store scheduled controlled goods, namely unsubsidised diesel, with an approved storage capacity of 58,000 litres, intended for use by category C2 fishing vessels. Following the raid, a 32-year-old local man, who claimed to be the owner of the premises, was arrested. Additionally, a drifting trawler and diesel suction equipment were seized for further investigation. The case will be investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
