Fuel smugglers earn 20 sen a litre


By any means: Kedah State Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement officers inspecting a modified fuel tank in a Proton Iswara car.

PETALING JAYA: A price difference of just 20 sen per litre is all it takes to encourage smuggling of fuel to neighbouring countries.

Sources familiar with the scourge said this would be done in a few ways.

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