Attempt to smuggle out petrol worth over RM600,000 foiled


LAHAD DATU: Security forces foiled an attempt by a smuggling syndicate to smuggle 60,000 litres of petrol worth RM624,000 to the Philippines with the arrest of six men near Kampung Bakarat beach near here on Monday (April 11).

Joint Task Force 2 (ATB 2) commander Brig Gen Abdul Karim Ahmad said the arrest of five locals and a Filipino, aged between 23 and 54, was made after eight military personnel and two policemen who were on the Ops Pasir Sektor Delta routine patrol spotted three oil tankers at 11.30am.

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