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The Star
25-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Selangor-based syndicates abusing diesel fleet cards
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has revealed that diesel fraud syndicates in the state are using the fleet card system to carry out their criminal activities. Its director Mohd Zuhairi Mat Radey said the ministry is actively conducting intelligence and investigations in collaboration with the police, and is confident that the syndicates involved can be busted in the near future. 'We know that syndicates like this are creative and have started abusing the rationalisation of subsidies using fleet cards that do not belong to them. 'I am confident that after this, we (the ministry) will have many more cases under the Control of Supplies Act (CSA) 1961, including the fleet card syndicates,' he told Bernama at a press conference after witnessing the disposal of the ministry's major Selangor exhibits here yesterday. Mohd Zuhairi said the ministry is also collaborating with oil-producing companies in the country by implementing internal controls to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of operations to combat the syndicates.
The Sun
24-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Selangor KPDN destroys RM3.5mil fake goods in major bust
SHAH ALAM: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) destroyed counterfeit goods worth over RM3.5 million today at the Bukit Raja Exhibits Storage in Selangor. This marks the state's largest disposal operation in half a decade. Selangor KPDN director Mohd Zuhairi Mat Radey confirmed the seized items stemmed from 64 resolved court cases between January 2024 and May 2024. 'The disposed items include 41,000 self-care products, 4,000 clothing accessories, 4,370 watches and garments, 11,900 footwear units, and 300 motorcycle parts,' he stated during a press briefing. Additional confiscated equipment involved in controlled item misappropriation—such as pumps, flow meters, and storage containers—valued at RM250,000 were also discarded. The cases fell under multiple laws, including the Trademarks Act 2019, Control of Supplies Act 1961, and Copyright Act 1987. Mohd Zuhairi emphasized the ministry's commitment to curbing illicit trade and protecting consumer rights.
The Sun
24-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Selangor KPDN Destroys RM3.5M Fake Goods in Major Bust
SHAH ALAM: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) destroyed counterfeit goods worth over RM3.5 million today at the Bukit Raja Exhibits Storage in Selangor. This marks the state's largest disposal operation in half a decade. Selangor KPDN director Mohd Zuhairi Mat Radey confirmed the seized items stemmed from 64 resolved court cases between January 2024 and May 2024. 'The disposed items include 41,000 self-care products, 4,000 clothing accessories, 4,370 watches and garments, 11,900 footwear units, and 300 motorcycle parts,' he stated during a press briefing. Additional confiscated equipment involved in controlled item misappropriation—such as pumps, flow meters, and storage containers—valued at RM250,000 were also discarded. The cases fell under multiple laws, including the Trademarks Act 2019, Control of Supplies Act 1961, and Copyright Act 1987. Mohd Zuhairi emphasized the ministry's commitment to curbing illicit trade and protecting consumer rights.
New Straits Times
29-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Diesel syndicate busted in raid on illegal storage facility
SHAH ALAM: A syndicate exploiting fleet cards to obtain subsidised diesel was uncovered in a raid at an illegal storage site in Taman Sri Muda last night. The special operation, which began at around 7pm, was carried out by the Selangor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry in collaboration with the Selangor police contingent headquarters. During the raid, five individuals were caught red-handed while transferring subsidised diesel from a bonded lorry to a tanker, unaware of the enforcement team's presence. One of the suspects, a man known as Rav, said he was the 'leader' of the other four drivers. "I manage the tanker lorry by transporting it from the store to another location in Shah Alam. I leave the lorry there and someone else will come to pick it up. "I get paid about RM200 a day and have only been working here for six months. This place is rented by my boss named 'Ong' for RM2,000 a month," he said when met at the scene. Selangor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry director Mohd Zuhairi Mat Radey said the raid followed a month-long intelligence operation, which uncovered diesel transfer activities suspected to be linked to fleet card abuse. "During the raid, we detained five local men, aged between 30 and 45, all working as lorry drivers. "Checks showed the tanker lorry was connected to a bonded lorry modified with IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container) tanks," he said during a press conference at the location. Mohd Zuhairi said nine vehicles were seized, including a 30-tonne tanker lorry, four canvas lorries, two bonded lorries, a van and a prime mover. The ministry also confiscated 7,000 litres of diesel worth an estimated RM19,390, 14 IBC tanks, pumps and connecting hoses. Mohd Zuhairi said the premises had no valid licence to store controlled diesel, and the drivers did not possess proper documentation for the fuel. "We found that the drivers used fleet cards and were believed to have purchased the subsidised fuel at petrol stations around Shah Alam. "The diesel was then transferred into the tanker lorries at this site before being sold on the black market," he said. Mohd Zuhairi added that investigations are ongoing to track down the syndicate's mastermind, with the case being investigated under Section 21 of the Supply Control Act 1961.
Malay Mail
29-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Five men detained in Shah Alam for alleged diesel fraud, over 7,000 litres seized in KPDN raid
SHAH ALAM, May 29 — The Selangor branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) detained five men suspected of diesel fraud using subsidised fleet cards yesterday. KPDN state director Mohd Zuhairi Mat Radey said the suspects, aged between 30 and 45, were arrested during a raid on an illegal storage site in Sri Muda, Section 25. The operation, involving 25 KPDN officers and the Selangor Police Contingent headquarters, took place around 7 pm following a month-long intelligence gathering. 'We seized a 30-ton tanker truck, four canvas trucks, two bonded trucks each carrying intermediate bulk containers (IBC), a van and a modified prime mover,' he told reporters after the operation concluded late last night. Mohd Zuhairi added that over 7,000 liters of diesel were recovered from 14 IBC tanks with 1,000-litre capacity each, along with equipment such as motorised pumps and connecting hoses believed to be used for illegal extraction and transfer of diesel. He said the premises lacked a valid license to store subsidised diesel, while the detained bonded truck drivers also did not possess legal documentation to hold the controlled item. 'The modus operandi involved bonded truck drivers using fleet cards to purchase subsidised diesel at petrol stations around Shah Alam,' he explained. The case is being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961, focusing on identifying individuals, companies and distribution networks involved in the illegal diesel supply chain. — Bernama
