PASIR MAS: A foreigner was arrested when he tried to smuggle 60 litres of petrol into Thailand via the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security complex in Rantau Panjang yesterday.
State Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry director Azman Ismail said the man, in his 30s, was detained by its officers at 9.45am during Ops Tiris 3.0.
"The suspect was driving a Proton Wira and passing the checkpoint when he was stopped by the officers.
"Upon checking his car, the officers found that the car's petrol tank had been modified.
"Further inspection revealed 60 litres of petrol inside it," he said in a statement.
The petrol was worth about RM123.00 while the car, with a Malaysian registration number, was valued at about RM3,000, he added.
The suspect was being held under Section 21 of the Supply Control Act 1961.