KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak and Kelantan recorded the highest number of cases involving subsidised diesel and petrol leakages respectively, with 623 and 786 cases recorded in the two states between 2023 and last month.
The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry said the Sarawak diesel leakages involved seizures worth RM22.39mil, while those in Kelantan involving petrol were valued at RM351,872.
The ministry was replying in writing to Datuk Rosol Wahid (PN-Hulu Terengganu) after he asked for statistics on misappropriation of subsidised diesel, petrol and packaged cooking oil since 2023.
“Based on statistics from Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 31, 2026, a total of 5,893 cases were recorded nationwide, involving seizures worth RM82.85mil,” said the ministry.
Of the total, 2,763 cases involved diesel, with seizures worth RM59.67mil, while 1,722 cases involved petrol, with seizures valued at RM5.43mil.
Another 1,408 cases involved subsidised cooking oil packets, with seizures worth RM17.74mil.
For diesel, Sabah recorded the second-highest number of cases at 363, involving seizures worth RM7.65mil, followed by Kedah with 308 cases (RM3.77mil).
For petrol, Sabah ranked second with 629 cases involving seizures worth RM2.05mil, while Perlis recorded 130 cases (RM96,263).
Sabah recorded the highest number of cases involving subsidised packaged cooking oil at 254, with seizures worth RM631,494, followed by Kelantan with 220 cases (RM877,883) and Perak with 137 cases (RM204,355).
“Diesel, petrol and packaged cooking oil are controlled and subsidised goods under the Control of Supplies Act 1961, which empowered authorities to take legal action against parties involved in their leakage and misappropriation,” it said, adding that it will continue to intensify enforcement through intelligence-based operations, closer monitoring and strategic cooperation between agencies.
“Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, the High-Level Inter-Agency Coordination Committee to Combat Leakage and Smuggling was activated on March 11, 2026.”
The ministry added that Ops Tiris, which began in 2023, had been strengthened into Ops Tiris 4.0 (Integrated), with enhanced cooperation among enforcement agencies and relevant government bodies from March 16, 2026.
