Man arrested in Bukit Mertajam for misappropriation of diesel


BUKIT MERTAJAM: A man was arrested for allegedly attempting to misappropriate 4,000 litres of diesel in a tanker lorry during an inspection by the Domestic Trade and Living Costs Ministry at a petrol station on Jalan Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim, here on Saturday (Jan 21).

The Ministry’s enforcement director in Penang, S. Jegan said the arrest, which also led to the seizure of the diesel and tanker lorry, a pump and hose, as well as a mobile phone, all worth RM56,500, was made during a daily inspection by the ministry at the petrol stations.

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