The 4,000 liters of diesel seized from a store at Kampung Melayu in Sandakan.
SANDAKAN (March 24): The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Sandakan seized 4,000 liters of subsidised diesel from a store at Kampung Melayu at Mile 8, here on Wednesday.
Sandakan KPDN head of operation Azdy Zukkry John said the operation was carried out at 4pm following a tip-off and a three-day surveillance.
“During the raid, the enforcement team found 4,000 liters of diesel inside skid tanks and seized an electronic pump and other items.
“The seized items were valued at RM9,600,” he said in a statement on Friday.
Azdy said a 64-year-old local man, believed to be the caretaker at the store, was detained for investigation.
According to investigation, the caretaker did not have any valid authority or license to store the controlled item.
The case will be investigated under the Supply Control Act 1961, said Azdy.