LAHAD DATU: Marine police thwarted misappropriation of 9,000 litres of petrol in an operation at Jalan POIC on Monday.
Sabah Region Four Marine Commander ACP Mohd Nazri Ibrahim said the Marine Intelligence unit carried out inspection on a premises suspected of storing subsidised oil.
He said inspection found 9,000 litres of petrol stored in 17 units of plastic drums of different sizes, five units of IBC L tank and two units of fibre tank.
“During the operation, the team detained a man who failed to produce a permit from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN).
“All the items seized were estimated to be worth RM50,700,” he said in a statement on Monday.
