JOHOR BARU: The police have dismantled a subsidised diesel smuggling syndicate operating under the guise of a transportation company at a factory in Jalan Perniagaan Setia 3, Taman Perniagaan Setia, here yesterday.

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living has arrested four men, including a foreign national, for allegedly misappropriating over 15,000 litres of diesel valued at nearly RM150,000 in Kampung Pasir Era, Kuala Nal, Kuala Krai, on Monday.

ALOR STAR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has arrested a Thai national and seized 900 litres of diesel valued at about RM3,000 during a raid at an illegal storage facility in Changlun, Kubang Pasu yesterday.

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry seized a tanker lorry and five skid tanks, containing 32,760 litres of diesel, at a storage facility in the Gong Badak Industrial Estate, Kuala Nerus, yesterday.

KULIM: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) seized 2,006kg of subsidised 1kg cooking oil packets from a grocery store in Lunas for imposing conditions on the purchase of the essential item.

SUNGAI PETANI: A car wash operator and an oil palm harvester claimed trial today at the Sessions Court on charges of possessing nearly 30,000 litres of diesel without a permit last year.

BUTTERWORTH: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s Penang chapter has crippled a diesel smuggling syndicate following a raid on an illegal warehouse beside Sungai Perai in Sungai Lokan, seizing 27,000 litres of subsidised diesel expected to be sold in the local market.

KOTA BARU: A 17-year-old boy was arrested at an illegal jetty in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, yesterday for allegedly smuggling fuel into Thailand.

KULAI: The Johor branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has seized 903 cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from an illegal storage facility in the district, believed to have been misappropriated for industrial use.

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) branch plans to expand the Rahmah Sale initiative to rural areas, following its successful implementation in Kampung Pasir Kelang, Kuala Krai, last year.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah General Operations Force (GOF) seized various contraband worth RM3.62 million in five raids conducted over five days from Jan 20.

MELAKA: Coffee shops in Melaka, particularly in tourist hotspots, were among the business premises found raising prices by up to 60 per cent last year, according to the state director of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN).

KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has seized 205 cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), during a raid at a retail licensee’s premises in Taman Sri Rampai, last Tuesday.

KEPALA BATAS: Authorities seized 169,440kg of unlicensed controlled fertilisers, worth RM508,470, and arrested the owner of a company during a raid on a warehouse in Permatang Saga, Pinang Tunggal, yesterday.

JOHOR BARU: A 42-year-old man was arrested today for repackaging subsidised cooking oil into bottles labelled as ‘prayer oil’ and selling it to shops and restaurants.

KUCHING: The General Operations Force foiled a number of smuggling attempts and seized contraband in a series of coordinated raids across Sarawak yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: A video of a Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry enforcement raid on a house in which liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) being sold in a house has received support from social media users.

MELAKA: Three restaurant operators are facing legal action for illegally hoarding subsidised controlled goods following the Op Kita Gempur operation in Melaka yesterday.

KOTA KINABALU: The marine police here detained a trawler suspected of illegally selling subsidised diesel to fishermen in Safma waters last Friday.

PITAS: The Marine Police Force (PPM) has seized a pump boat carrying several blue drums filled with petrol, suspected to be smuggled into a neighbouring country.