KOTA KINABALU: An unemployed man was fined RM15,000 or two months' jail for having 6,250 litres of diesel without a permit.
Sessions Court judge Elsie Primus ordered the proceeds from the diesel sales of RM13,437.50 to be forfeited and placed under government revenue.
Mohd Mazlan Emarula, 36, was found to have violated Regulation 18 (1) of the Control of Supplies Regulations by having the said diesel in three lorry tanks at 4am on May 19, 2023 at a palm oil station in Minintod, Penampang.
The offence under Section 21 of the Supply Control Act 1961 provides for a fine of up to RM1 million or a maximum imprisonment of three years, or both.
During mitigation, Mazlan, who was unrepresented, asked for leniency, saying that he was unemployed.
Prosecuting officers Hermady Jess Tunai and Kenny Jaikol from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry prosecuted.