Fuel smugglers get smart


PETALING JAYA: Despite the recent hikes, petrol prices in Malaysia remain the cheapest in the region and smugglers are sending the fuel across the northern border by the thousands of litres. And they are coming up with ingenious ways to fool the authorities.

They have converted spare tyres, frames of motorcycles and even car bumpers into fuel containers.

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