KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement cases involving subsidised diesel in Sabah this year have already exceeded last year's total, although the volume seized has dropped, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry.
The ministry said 136 cases were recorded up to Sept 23, with 387,101 litres of diesel worth RM1,104,325.38 seized.
Last year, there were 114 cases, with 1,088,550 litres worth RM2,562,419.06 seized.
In 2024, 60 cases were recorded, and 258,894 litres worth RM565,036.49 were seized.
This brings the total from Jan 1, 2024 to Sept 23 this year to 310 cases, with 1.73 million litres of diesel worth RM4.23mil seized, the ministry said in a written parliamentary reply on Thursday (Oct 8).
The total value of all items seized over the period was RM37.55mil.
Compounds totalling RM508,900 were issued, while fines amounting to RM232,000 were imposed.
The ministry said Ops Tiris, launched on March 1, 2023, was continued through Ops Tiris 4.0 (Integrated) from March 16 this year, involving the police, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, the Customs Department and Road Transport Department (JPJ).
Diesel is a controlled and subsidised item under the Control of Supplies Act 1961 (Act 122).
The ministry said it was also using the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS), the Subsidised Petrol Control System (SKPS) and transaction data integration to speed up monitoring and enforcement.
It was replying to Vivian Wong Shir Yee (PH-Sandakan), who asked for the amount of subsidised diesel lost to leakage, misuse and smuggling in Sabah from 2024 to 2026, in litres and ringgit, as well as the subsidy losses borne by the Federal Government.
