Domestic Trade Ministry busts attempt to misappropriate cooking oil


BUTTERWORTH: The Penang branch of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has foiled an attempt by a wholesaler to misappropriate subsidised cooking oil and sell it for a profit through a raid on a Taman Seri Murni house here.

State Ministry enforcement chief A. Mogan said that a team of four enforcement officers managed to uncover the irregularities after conducting intelligence over the past five days based on a public tip-off, before raiding the double-storey terrace house at 1pm on Tuesday (July 12).

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