Repeated sales of controlled fuel strictly prohibited

KANGAR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) will strictly enforce the order to prohibit repeated sales of diesel and RON95 petrol in an effort to curb smuggling of the fuel to deal with fuel subsidy leakages.

KPDN enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said a letter has been sent to all petrol station operators in Perlis regarding the prohibition of the repeated sale of fuel on the same day which will take effect immediately as practised in Kelantan, Bernama reported.

“This directive applies to all 39 petrol stations and retail licence holders of diesel and all petrol grades for Perlis,” he told reporters after handing over the Supply Controller’s directive to 39 petrol station owners here yesterday.

Azman said that if it is found that the operators of the gas stations are in default and colluding with the party who misappropriated the fuel, they will be subjected to licence suspension or cancellation.

He said KPDN officers will also be at petrol stations which are hotspots besides monitoring closed-circuit cameras (CCTV) for reinspection to detect if there is any activity of misappropriation of the subsidised fuel.

He said a total of 22,306 inspections had been carried out throughout the country through Ops Tiris 3.0 from Jan 1 to June 25, with a total of 1,156 cases recorded involving a total value of RM64.84mil with 397 arrests.