Pahang: The Pahang Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) seized a skid tank and 17,000 litres of diesel estimated to be worth more than RM53,000 on suspicion of being stored without a permit at a location in Indera Mahkota 8, here today. Pahang KPDN chief enforcement officer Mohd Hafiz Ramli said six enforcement officers were involved in Ops Tiris which began at 9.30 am following intelligence conducted by his party for a month regarding the activity.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Mohd Hafiz stated that the premises did not possess a permit to store diesel at the location, raising suspicions of a legal violation. His team also arrested six foreign men, four Bangladeshis and two Myanmar nationals aged between 20 and 29, who worked at the site and were believed to be transporting the diesel to telecommunications towers.

The arrested individuals have reportedly been operating in the area for over a year, supplying diesel for use in generators of 33 telecommunications towers around the district. Additionally, two four-wheel drive vehicles carrying drums of diesel, estimated to be worth RM140,000, were seized, along with related documents for further action.

The case is being investigated under Regulation 21(1) of the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974, which pertains to storing controlled goods such as diesel other than in a licensed place, and Section 20(1) of the Control of Supplies Act 1961 for moving controlled goods from a licensed location to an unlicensed location.