KOTA BARU: Two sisters, aged 33 and 23, were detained by the Kelantan office of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry after being found repeatedly purchasing petrol at a petrol station in Tumpat on Wednesday (Jan 14).
Kelantan ministry deputy director Aswadi Jaafar said the women were arrested at about 1.57pm following intelligence received by an enforcement team conducting an operation on controlled goods in Tumpat.
“The team, upon observing the situation, trailed a Proton Wira heading to Kampung Jubakar Darat, Tumpat.
“Further inspection found five jerry cans suspected to contain petrol in the car’s boot, as well as a modified fuel tank believed to store an estimated 250 litres of petrol,” he said in a statement on Thursday.
He said the car was seized, and the two women will be investigated under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961. – Bernama
