Undercover enforcement officers from the Sabah arm of the ministry of domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN) arrested two men in Kota Kinabalu recently under the suspicion of being involved in illegal sales of subsidised diesel.
As reported by The Star, the two suspects caught the attention of the officers who noticed them taking longer than usual to fill the tanks of their vehicles (a van and a four-wheel drive). “Our personnel approached the vehicles to inspect and found that the fuel tanks had been modified to connect to a larger tank called the intermediate bulk container (IBC) inside, which can hold up to 1000 litres of liquid,” said Sabah KPDN director Shahril Nizam Shahidin.
He added that both tanks were found to have around 800 litres of diesel each, and that the men in their 30s were believed to be part of a syndicate involved in the illegal sales and collection of subsidised diesel.
The suspects also failed to provide documents for controlled goods, a stock book or receipts for the sales and purchase of diesel upon request. Both men as well as their vehicles and the diesel were seized, and the case is being investigated under the Supplies Control Act 1961.
Shahril revealed that the total value sized for one of the vehicles was around RM12,700, while it was about RM10,050 for the other. “The total value of items confiscated was around RM22,745,” he said, adding that any form of abuse of subsidised goods is a serious offence which affects the people as well as the national economy. Shahril warned that no individual, company or entity will be spared if found to break offences relating to the illegal purchase and sales of controlled goods.
In a similar case reported by The Star earlier this week, five men were arrested in Penampang after a team of marine police raided a premises in Kampung Kibabaig. It was discovered that 6,230 litres of diesel worth RM13,394.50 would be resold to industries at RM6.50 per litre, or RM41,865.60 in total.
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these two men are the T20 are also our citizen which contributed the mojority of Tax collecxtion. What’s wrong KPDN? Be FAIR!!!
Is it usual for T20 people to normally drive around with 1000 litre IBC Tanks in the back of their vehicles? What’s wrong with your mind? You’re not THINKING STRAIGHT!!!
Don’t think any T20 person would be caught dead driving with a 1000L liquid container in the back, even in Sabah..
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What is not fake, is your childish mind being unaware that diesel is still being widely sold in Sabah at the subsidised RM2.15/L, and the 2 arrested suspects had already each pumped 800L of subsidised diesel, either to sell them in neighbouring Kalimantan, Indonesia at RM3.40/L, or sell to the factories at RM6.50/L, for easy profit.
no use . driving diesel but dont get budi but pay tax. so painful to know someone who never paid lhdn but driving Ford ranger. now he get 400
This news happened in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah where diesel is sold at RM2.15 per litre. The RM400 Budi diesel cash assistance does not apply over there.
this news happened in sabah where the budi diesel rm400 is not being implemented because diesel in this state (also in labuan & sarawak) costs rm2.15 per L.
This is ONLY the SURFACE of a BIGGER syndicate in East Malaysia with HEAVILY SUBSIDIED DIESEL. Stop it.
That is why undercover KPDN enforcement officers are already watching out for suspicious behaviour at the petrol stations in the first place..