Over RM31mil in subsidised diesel seized from Jan to Oct, says Domestic Trade Ministry


KUALA LUMPUR: Some 13.8 million litres of subsidised diesel worth over RM31 million have been seized in anti-smuggling efforts between Jan and Oct 2024, the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry reported.

“Diesel misappropriation involved 1561 cases from 30,634 inspections under Ops Tiris 3.0,” minister Armizan Mohd Ali said in reply to Roy Angau Gingkoi (GPS - Lubok Antu) in Dewan Rakyat on Oct 23.

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