BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency thwarted an attempt to smuggle subsidised diesel following the detention of two Thai men at the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex here on Monday night (Dec 9).
Bukit Kayu Hitam agency commander SAC Mohd Nasaruddin M Nasir said the suspects, one aged 30 and the other in his 40s, were detained separately after they found the fuel in additional tanks of their respective vehicles during exit checks at Block C of the complex.
"At 4.49pm, we detained a Thai man and seized 900 litres of diesel valued at an estimated RM2,772. The detention followed an inspection of his pickup, which revealed an additional tank stored with diesel. We also seized the RM40,000 vehicle," he said in a statement on Tuesday (Dec 9)
He added that during an operation at 7.45pm, they detained another Thai man on suspicion of trying to smuggle 800 litres of diesel, worth an estimated RM2,464, using the same method and driving a pickup as well.
Mohd Nasaruddin said the total seizure was valued at an estimated RM105,236.
He added that the cases have been handed over to the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for action under sections 6 and 64(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama
