Perak KPDN seizes 5,070 litres of subsidised diesel

The Perak domestic trade and cost of living ministry (KPDN) has seized 5,070 litres of subsidised diesel after raiding a timber and hardware premises at Kampung Raja Hitam near Ayer Tawar today, following several days of intelligence gathering, Bernama reports.

“A man was found transferring liquid believed to be diesel from a three-tonne lorry into an intermediate bulk container (IBC). Further inspection revealed that the lorry had been modified with the installation of an additional fibre tank at the rear, enabling the transportation of diesel in larger quantities without authorisation,” Perak KPDN director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said in a statement.

“The diesel collected is believed to have been stored at the location before being resold to industrial parties for profit, in breach of regulations governing controlled goods. Perak KPDN also seized various equipment, including a three-tonne lorry, a skid tank, two IBC tanks, two electric pumps, a fibre tank and four hoses, valued at around RM56,371.40 in total,” he added.

Kamalludin said checks on documents found at the premises uncovered eight invoices, indicating that the suspect had made repeated purchases at a Sitiawan petrol station to accumulate supplies in stages. “Investigations will also be expanded to include the petrol station suspected of supplying diesel to the suspect, including the possibility of licence revocation if found guilty,” he said.

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