JOHOR BARU: Three tanker trailers, without registration numbers, believed to have been laden with 58,000l of illegal crude palm oil worth RM220,500, were seized in Op Taring Palma at a premises in Permas Jaya here today.
Johor Baru Selatan police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said the raid took place between 12.30am and 10.18am.
He said a raid on the premises suspected of being used to store the illegal crude palm oil was carried police from the Bukit Aman Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) intelligence team and enforcement officers from the Malaysia Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
"Besides the three tankers, which were used to store 10,000, 43,000 and 5,000 litres respectively of the crude palm oil, one Honda GX160 pump and one Asahi pump with hoses were also confiscated.
"Also confiscated were two boiler towers, a Toyota 25-type forklift, a 100-tonne industrial weighing device and a 40-tonne Hino lorry, all with a total value of RM465,111.20," he said in a statement.
Raub said no arrests were made as there were no individuals found at the location during the raid, adding that all the seized items were handed over to MPOB for further action.