KOTA BARU: Another man was arrested for making repeated fuel purchases at a petrol station in Rantau Panjang yesterday (June 29).
Kelantan Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry director Azman Ismail said the man, in his 30s, was detained in a special operation codenamed Op Bersepadu.
He added that the operation involved ministry officers and General Operations Force (GOF) members.
Also seized from the suspect was a Proton Waja, said Azman.
"The suspect first purchased RM100 worth of petrol from the petrol station about 11am.
"An hour later, he went back to the same station and bought another RM75 of diesel," he said in a statement.
Azman said the man, who was a local, was being held for further action. The case is being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
The suspect was the second individual nabbed by state ministry for purchasing fuel repeatedly.
Last Wednesday, the first man, in his 30s, was arrested for purchasing diesel repeatedly in Rantau Panjang.
Yesterday, Azman said the state ministry plans to install closed-circuit television cameras at about 20 petrol stations along the state's Malaysia-Thailand border area this year.
He said the cameras would be placed at petrol stations believed to be frequented by fuel smugglers.
He added that the state ministry was preparing the draft for the project and once completed, it would be handed over to its headquarters for approval.
In Kelantan, he said there were 48 petrol stations within a 20km radius from the border.