Batu gajah: A transport company owner was fined RM15,000 by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to possessing diesel oil in excess of the permitted quantity. Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad imposed the fine on Chin Wei Sin Vincent, 47, with an alternative sentence of eight months in jail if the fine is not paid.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the court also ordered that proceeds from the sale of the oil and all confiscated goods be forfeited to the Malaysian government through the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN), while the lorry is to be returned to the owner. Chin, who is the sole owner of the company holding a scheduled controlled goods permit, was found to have violated the permit conditions by possessing 5,940 litres of diesel, exceeding the permitted quantity of 2,000 litres.

The offence took place at the premises of Vincent Chin Enterprise, located at Pt 10014, Lot 302243, Jalan Johan 2/11, Pengkalan 2 Industrial Estate, Pusing in the Batu Gajah district at 9 am on March 8, 2024. The charge was brought under Regulation 21(1) of the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974 and is punishable under Section 22(1) of the Control of Supplies Act 1961, which provides for a fine of up to RM1 million or a maximum imprisonment of three years, or both, upon conviction.