Shah Alam: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) thwarted an attempt to misappropriate subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), valued at an estimated RM14,565, following a raid at an illegal store in Jalan Kampung Jawa, Shah Alam last Friday (March 14).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the ministry’s Director-General (Enforcement) Datuk Azman Adam stated that the raid was carried out by the enforcement division in Putrajaya after a three-week intelligence operation. The operation revealed that the premises had been functioning as an illegal store for two months, engaging in the decanting of subsidised LPG meant for households into larger 50-kilogram cylinders intended for industrial use.

During the raid, several items were seized, including three lorries, 608 LPG cylinders, and a total of 5,864 kilograms of LPG. Four men, aged between 25 and 45, including a foreign national, were detained to assist in the investigation. The investigation is being conducted under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961 (Act 122) and the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA 2001) (Act 613).