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New Straits Times
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- New Straits Times
Syndicate using courier services to transport subsidised cooking oil busted
BUTTERWORTH: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has exposed a new tactic in misappropriating subsidised cooking oil packs using courier services following a raid on a warehouse in Kampung Sungai Puyu here today. Its Penang branch director S. Jegan said 14,380 packets of 1kg subsidised cooking oil packs were seized from the warehouse, along with a lorry and other documents, with a total value of RM204,500. "Preliminary investigations found that the wholesaler used courier services to send the packs in large quantities to an address in Perlis while the packs were brought to the courier warehouse in a lorry in deliveries of twice a month," he told reporters at a media conference at the location of the raid. A man, 60, who was the driver of the lorry was arrested after he failed to provide any license, permit or documents to conduct business, to store or use the controlled item. The case is being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961, he added. – Bernama
The Sun
22-05-2025
- The Sun
Penang KPDN seizes RM36,240 worth of illegal diesel in raid
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Penang branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) seized a lorry and 2,000 litres of diesel worth a total of RM36,240 during an Ops Tiris 3.0 raid at a petrol station in Simpang Ampat near here yesterday. Its director, S. Jegan, said the department received a public complaint regarding the activity before conducting an operation at 9.30 pm and successfully detected a lorry involved in suspicious diesel refuelling activities. 'A team of enforcement officers conducted an inspection and found a lorry transferring diesel into an IBC tank. Further checks revealed two modified IBC tanks connected with hoses and pumps from the original tank, with an estimated capacity of 1,000 litres, located at the back of the lorry. 'Further checks found that the lorry driver, a local man, failed to produce any authorisation documents to deal with the controlled goods,' he said in a statement today. He added that the department seized all items, including a lorry, a set of hoses and pumps, and two IBC tanks containing 2,000 litres of diesel, all valued at RM36,240, as well as several business documents to assist in the investigation. Jegan said further investigation was underway to identify individuals or companies involved in the diesel distribution chain.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- The Sun
Penang KPDN seizes RM36,240 worth of illegal diesel
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Penang branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) seized a lorry and 2,000 litres of diesel worth a total of RM36,240 during an Ops Tiris 3.0 raid at a petrol station in Simpang Ampat near here yesterday. Its director, S. Jegan, said the department received a public complaint regarding the activity before conducting an operation at 9.30 pm and successfully detected a lorry involved in suspicious diesel refuelling activities. 'A team of enforcement officers conducted an inspection and found a lorry transferring diesel into an IBC tank. Further checks revealed two modified IBC tanks connected with hoses and pumps from the original tank, with an estimated capacity of 1,000 litres, located at the back of the lorry. 'Further checks found that the lorry driver, a local man, failed to produce any authorisation documents to deal with the controlled goods,' he said in a statement today. He added that the department seized all items, including a lorry, a set of hoses and pumps, and two IBC tanks containing 2,000 litres of diesel, all valued at RM36,240, as well as several business documents to assist in the investigation. Jegan said further investigation was underway to identify individuals or companies involved in the diesel distribution chain.
