:Police Marine confiscate 9,550 liter diesel

TAWAU, District police Marine based on information received intercepted three vehicles attempting to smuggle suspected subsidized diesel into another country and the recovery of more than 9,550 liter one Isuzu Trooper, a Hilux and a tanker.

It’s chief DSP Husaini Zainal Abidin said that they went to Brantian road located some 800 meters from the Sibuku river on July 2, 2008 around 1.00pm after the obtaining the information and held the three vehicles and two drivers apart from confiscation of a pump and a number of hoses.
`The value of confiscation were estimated to worth around RM200,000 where the diesel constitute around RM25,594 of the total sum’, Husaini explained.

The raid was conducted by an officer and seven personnel as the three vehicles attempted to cross the river to reach the neigbouring country. He also said that they had confiscated some 33,650 liters of diesel this year worth around RM63,190.