JOHOR BARU, June 11 – The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) in Johor seized 70,000 litres of subsidised diesel worth RM150,500 during a raid at a premises in Taman Impian Emas today. Johor KPDN director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo stated that the premises, used as a collection and transit store, was raided by KPDN enforcement officers and police at 1.15pm. Three men, caught transferring diesel from large tanks to tanker trucks, managed to escape into nearby bushes.
The investigation revealed that the premises had been used for over six months to store subsidised diesel before transportation to designated customer locations. The syndicate involved purchased diesel at petrol stations using various vehicles and then transferred it to tanker trucks at the storage facility. During the raid, two tanker trucks and two large tanks were also seized. The case is being investigated under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
