Illegal subsidised diesel seized in Sibu operations


Big success: From left Roslee and ACP Azari pointing to the seized vessel which store the subsidised diesel.

SIBU: A total of 132,000 litres of illegally stored subsidised diesel, valued at RM283,800, was seized from a vessel during a joint enforcement operation by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry and the police.

A 60-year-old local man, believed to be the vessel’s caretaker, was also arrested for his alleged involvement in a subsidised diesel smuggling syndicate.

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