KULAI: Some 325,400 litres of crude palm oil worth more than RM1.3mil have been seized during a raid at an illegal palm oil processing and storage premise in Air Bemban here.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk M Kumar said that a joint operation was carried out between the Marine Police Region II and southern region Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB) at around 10am on Thursday (Feb 6) morning.
“The teams inspected an unnumbered premise that has become a store to keep and process palm oil. A 46-year-old local man was also detained at the scene,” he said in a statement here on Friday (Feb 7).
Comm Kumar added they also made several seizures at the location including 171 IBC tanks filled with palm oil valued at RM427,500.
He said the teams also found another 52 empty IBC tanks, four skid tanks, a trailer tank, two gallon tanks, two forklifts and three hoses at the scene as well.
“The total seized crude palm oil is 325,400 litres with an estimated value of more than RM1.3mil,” he said adding that the total value of all the seized items was worth more than RM2.4mil.
Comm Kumar also said that the suspect and the seized items have been handed over to MPOB for further investigation.
He added that the Johor police remain committed to curbing illegal activities that would affect the country’s economy.
Comm Kumar urged the public to continue channelling information on any criminal activities by contacting the state police hotline number at 07-2212999 to uphold national security and public order.
