BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has seized petrol and diesel worth more than RM32mil and arrested 667 people under Ops Tiris 3.0 conducted nationwide from Jan 1, 2024 to March 27 this year.
Its deputy director-general of enforcement (operations) Shamsul Nizam Khalil said that during the period, 38,615 inspections were carried out and 1,371 cases were recorded.
"The ministry will continue to intensify integrated operations to curb any leakage, smuggling and misappropriation of petrol and diesel.
"This effort is strengthened through strategic collaboration with other enforcement agencies, including the Police, Border Control and Protection Agency, Road Transport Department, Immigration Department and the Customs Department,” he told reporters here Sunday (March 29).
He said inter-agency cooperation would enable the authorities to further tighten controls at all national entry and exit points to prevent the smuggling of these commodities.
He added that intelligence gathering, inspections and intensive monitoring are also being carried out at petrol stations and in identified hotspots.
He warned individuals and syndicates not to take advantage of the current conflict in the Middle East.
"We will ensure the stability of supply of controlled goods, namely petrol and diesel, in the market despite geopolitical uncertainties arising from the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
"The ministry has formulated aggressive strategies to address any potential disruptions to global fuel supplies that could impact the national economy,” he said. - Bernama
