Sibu cops seize cargo ship with 40,000l of diesel without permit


- Photo courtesy of Marine Police via Facebook

SIBU, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- A cargo ship suspected of carrying 40,000 litres of diesel fuel worth RM160,000 without a permit from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) was detained by the Region 5 Marine Police here yesterday afternoon.

Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said today that its four crew members were also arrested in Op Taring Pensura when the ship was mooring at a pontoon in Rantau Panjang near here.

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