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The Sun
13 hours ago
- The Sun
Johor KPDN busts LPG misappropriation syndicate, seizes goods worth RM200,000
KLUANG: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) in Johor has crippled a syndicate misappropriating subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) operating under the guise of a palm oil weighing centre in Machap on Wednesday. Its director, Lilis Saslinda Pornomo, said the scheme was uncovered during a joint raid with the Putrajaya branch at 8 pm, during which they discovered 1,176 gas cylinders, both empty and filled, estimated to weigh 4,000 kilogrammes (kg) and worth RM200,000. Also found at the premises was a lorry tank. 'The modus operandi of the syndicate is using an old storage facility behind the palm oil collection and weighing centre to transfer subsidised 14kg LPG into a lorry tank using a method known as decanting. 'It is believed that the misappropriated gas was intended for industrial use. Further investigation is underway to determine whether it was meant for the local market or otherwise,' she told a press conference here today. Two workers, a local and an Indonesian national, both in their 30s, were also arrested following the raid. The case is being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
The Sun
14 hours ago
- The Sun
LPG syndicate busted in Johor, RM200k worth seized
KLUANG: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) in Johor has crippled a syndicate misappropriating subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) operating under the guise of a palm oil weighing centre in Machap on Wednesday. Its director, Lilis Saslinda Pornomo, said the scheme was uncovered during a joint raid with the Putrajaya branch at 8 pm, during which they discovered 1,176 gas cylinders, both empty and filled, estimated to weigh 4,000 kilogrammes (kg) and worth RM200,000. Also found at the premises was a lorry tank. 'The modus operandi of the syndicate is using an old storage facility behind the palm oil collection and weighing centre to transfer subsidised 14kg LPG into a lorry tank using a method known as decanting. 'It is believed that the misappropriated gas was intended for industrial use. Further investigation is underway to determine whether it was meant for the local market or otherwise,' she told a press conference here today. Two workers, a local and an Indonesian national, both in their 30s, were also arrested following the raid. The case is being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
Lorry owner fined for unlicensed diesel
IPOH: A man was fined RM100,000 by the Kuala Kangsar Sessions Court for the possession of unlicensed controlled goods. Ong Seow Hooi, 49, who owns a tanker lorry, was charged under the Control of Supplies Act 1961. The state Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry said he was accused of committing the offence in Jalan Puncak Bougainvillea, Kuala Kangsar, at 2.45am on Jan 6 last year. 'The accused was arrested along with a modified lorry containing 4,432 litres of diesel stored in an intermediate bulk container, which raised reasonable suspicion that he was trading scheduled goods, in this case, diesel, through wholesale or retail transactions without a valid licence. 'The accused pleaded guilty after the charge was read before judge Rohaida Ishak,' said the statement yesterday, Bernama reported. Ong paid the fine.
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Lorry owner fined RM100,000 for possessing unlicensed diesel
IPOH: A local man was fined RM100,000 by the Kuala Kangsar Sessions Court today for possession of unlicensed controlled goods (diesel) under the Control of Supplies Act 1961. The Perak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), in a statement, said that Ong Seow Hooi, 49, owner of a tanker lorry, was accused of committing the offence at Jalan Puncak Bougainvillea, Kuala Kangsar, at 2.45 am on Jan 6, 2024. 'The accused was arrested along with a modified lorry containing 4,432 litres of diesel stored in an intermediate bulk container, which raised reasonable suspicion that he was trading scheduled goods, in this case, diesel, through wholesale or retail transactions without a valid licence. 'The accused pleaded guilty after the charge was read before Judge Rohaida Ishak,' read the statement. Prosecuting officer Mohamed Nizam Mohamed Yunan led the prosecution. Ong, who paid the fine in full, would have faced up to 12 months in prison if he had failed to pay the fine.
Barnama
4 days ago
- Barnama
Lorry Owner Fined RM100,000 For Possessing Unlicensed Diesel
IPOH, June 16 (Bernama) -- A local man was fined RM100,000 by the Kuala Kangsar Sessions Court today for possession of unlicensed controlled goods (diesel) under the Control of Supplies Act 1961. The Perak Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), in a statement, said that Ong Seow Hooi, 49, owner of a tanker lorry, was accused of committing the offence at Jalan Puncak Bougainvillea, Kuala Kangsar, at 2.45 am on Jan 6, 2024. 'The accused was arrested along with a modified lorry containing 4,432 litres of diesel stored in an intermediate bulk container, which raised reasonable suspicion that he was trading scheduled goods, in this case, diesel, through wholesale or retail transactions without a valid licence.
