KUBANG PASU: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has busted an illegal diesel storage site near the border town of Napoh, Jitra following the arrest of six men and the seizure of 6,900 litres of diesel under Op Tiris 3.0 yesterday.
The ministry's Kedah office director Muhammad Nizam Jamaluddin said the 3pm raid was carried out based on intelligence gathered by his officers.
"The eight-man team raided an unnumbered store in Napoh, Jitra.
"During the raid, there were six men at the site and checks showed that 6,900 litres of diesel worth RM14,145 was stored without a licence and permit.
"The team arrested the six men and seized the diesel, 10 fuel tanks, two vehicles and a foreign-registered vehicle for further investigation. The total seizure was valued at RM93,245," he said in a statement today.
The case has been classified under the Supply Control Act 1961.