MUAR: Marine police here recently seized some 4,500 litres of petroleum and detained a tanker driver for carrying the fuel without a permit during an operation near Sungai Mati.
Muar marine police base commanding officer Assistant Superintendent Mohamad Pouzi Abdul Rauf said the 38-year-old man from Sungai Rambai in Malacca, was suspected to have been carrying the fuel illegally.
He said a team headed by Inspector Mohd Naser Marzuke spotted the tanker at about 6.20pm on July 15, and upon inspection found it contained about 4,500 litres of petroleum.
The team then questioned the driver who failed to produce any document or permit to carry the fuel.
"We have handed the man and the fuel-laden tanker over to the Muar Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs enforcement office for the next course of action," ASP Mohamad Pouzi said here on Thursday.
He said the seizure was thanks to cooperation from members of the public who had alerted the department about certain parties ferrying petroleum without permits.
Muar marine police base commanding officer Assistant Superintendent Mohamad Pouzi Abdul Rauf said the 38-year-old man from Sungai Rambai in Malacca, was suspected to have been carrying the fuel illegally.
He said a team headed by Inspector Mohd Naser Marzuke spotted the tanker at about 6.20pm on July 15, and upon inspection found it contained about 4,500 litres of petroleum.
The team then questioned the driver who failed to produce any document or permit to carry the fuel.
"We have handed the man and the fuel-laden tanker over to the Muar Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs enforcement office for the next course of action," ASP Mohamad Pouzi said here on Thursday.
He said the seizure was thanks to cooperation from members of the public who had alerted the department about certain parties ferrying petroleum without permits.
