MUAR: Enforcement authorities, including the marine police and the Customs Department, have been urged to tighten checks on all fishing trawlers leaving for the sea to prevent the smuggling of fuel out of the country.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the recent increase of fuel prices in Indonesia could tempt fishermen to smuggle out diesel, petroleum or kerosene to be sold in the republic.
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