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[UPDATED] Cops bust syndicate selling fake engine oil

PETALING JAYA: Federal police have crippled a syndicate that had been packaging and selling fake engine oil — including counterfeit products of well-known local and Japanese brands — for over three years. Millions of ringgit worth of counterfeit engine oil and processing equipment were seized during raids on three shoplots in Ara Damansara and Kepong today. The raids followed nearly two months of intelligence gathering and surveillance by the Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigation and Intelligence (WCB/PSK). Senior Assistant Commissioner Mohammad Azlin Sadari, head of the WCB/PSK, told the New Straits Times that the operation, which began around 11.30am, was led by Principal Assistant Director (Special Investigation/Intelligence) Assistant Commissioner Zulkarnain Samsudin. The team, comprising WCB/PSK personnel and officers from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry, found that the syndicate had divided operations across the three premises. "One shoplot in Ara Damansara was used to store empty engine oil bottles, while another nearby was used to process and bottle the fake oil," Azlin said. "The Kepong premises served as a warehouse for the finished products, which were then distributed to spare part shops. We believe some were also sold online." Thirteen individuals — six locals and seven foreigners — were arrested in the raids. "Our team is still on-site calculating the total value of the seized items, which we estimate to be in the millions. We are also investigating the source of the engine oil used," he said. The case is being investigated under Section 102(1)(c) of the Trademarks Act and Section 5 of the Trade Descriptions Act.