KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 5,893 cases involving the abuse and leakage of controlled and subsidised goods, including cooking oil, diesel and petrol, were recorded nationwide, with seizures worth RM82.85 million, between Jan 1, 2023 and Oct 31 this year.
Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said diesel accounted for 2,763 cases, involving seizures worth RM59.67 million.
Another 1,722 cases involved petrol, with seizures valued at RM5.43 million, while 1,408 cases involved packet cooking oil, with seizures worth RM17.74 million.
“For diesel, Sarawak recorded the highest number of cases at 623, with seizures valued at RM22,398,348, followed by Sabah with 363 cases involving RM7,653,887 worth of seizures and Kedah with 308 cases involving RM3,776,130.
“For petrol, Kelantan recorded the highest number of cases at 786, with seizures valued at RM351,872.24, followed by Sabah with 629 cases involving RM2,050,806.80 worth of seizures and Perlis with 130 cases involving RM96,263.86.
“For packet cooking oil, Sabah recorded the highest number of cases at 254, with seizures valued at RM631,494.81, followed by Kelantan with 220 cases involving RM877,883.60 worth of goods seized, while Perak ranked third with 137 cases involving RM204,355.46 worth of seizures,” he said in a written reply published on the Parliament website tonight.
He was responding to Datuk Rosol Wahid (PN-Hulu Terengganu), who sought statistics on cases involving the abuse and leakage of subsidised diesel, petrol and packet cooking oil from 2023 to date, broken down by state, as well as the number of arrests and punishments imposed.
Armizan said the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) would continue to intensify enforcement through intelligence-led operations, data utilisation, closer monitoring and strategic cooperation between agencies.
He said the High-Level Inter-Agency Coordination Committee on Enforcement to Combat Leakage and Smuggling (JTPAP), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, had also been activated on March 11.
“Among the strategies implemented is strengthening Ops Tiris, which began in 2023, through Ops Tiris 4.0 (Integrated), by enhancing cooperation among enforcement bodies and relevant government agencies, effective March 16,” he said.