KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested two siblings who operate a petrol station on suspicions of being involved in a subsidised diesel smuggling syndicate in a raid at a diesel storage depot in Sungai Bidut, Sibu, Sarawak, yesterday.
According to a MACC source, the brother, in his 40s, and his sister, in her 30s, were arrested with two other men and a woman at the depot for misappropriating subsidised diesel meant for fishermen, which they sold at a higher price to buyers overseas.
“The syndicate is believed to have been operating since 2012 and has raked in profits of up to RM400 million.
“They are also suspected of bribing several enforcement agency officials to avoid enforcement action for storing diesel without a valid permit,” they said today.
The MACC also seized two barges and 30 tanks believed to contain 1.6 million litres of diesel along with RM3.7 million in cash.
The siblings have been remanded for further investigations, while the others have been released on MACC bail today.
Meanwhile MACC Special Operations Division senior director Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman confirmed the arrests when contacted, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 16(b)(B) and 18 of the MACC Act 2009, Section 471 of the Penal Code and the Control of Supplies Act 1961. – August 26, 2024