KUALA LUMPUR: Police have seized over 10,000kg of crude palm oil and 5,400 litres of diesel worth RM207,470 during an anti-smuggling operation in Seremban.
Bukit Aman Traffic Investi-gation and Enforcement Depart-ment director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the raid was carried out from 8am on Saturday until 6am yesterday.
Four local men, aged between 31 and 63, were arrested, he said.
He added that five lorries suspected of being used in smuggling activity were also seized.
Mohd Yusri said the operation, jointly conducted with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), was carried out in an open area near Taman Desa Rasah following intelligence on the illegal transport of crude palm oil using commercial vehicles.
“Police spotted three men transferring liquid believed to be palm oil between two lorries.
“One of the vehicles was carrying five bulk storage tanks containing about 4,000kg of crude palm oil, while the other had six tanks with 5,000kg of oil, along with a motorised pump, hose, and weighing equipment,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Further questioning of the suspects led police to two more lorries at different locations.
One was carrying 30kg of palm oil and pumping tools, while the other had 1,000kg of oil and a pump.
Later that day, a fifth lorry parked suspiciously by the roadside nearby was found with about 5,400 litres of diesel.
Mohd Yusri said all suspects were being investigated under Rule 5 of the MPOB (Licensing) Regulations 2005 for possessing palm oil without a valid licence.
The case also falls under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
The seized items have been handed over to MPOB’s Central Region office and the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry in Seremban for further action.
