JOHOR BARU – The Johor enforcement division of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry crippled a syndicate responsible for misappropriating subsidised cooking oil following a raid at a factory in Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang, yesterday.
The ministry’s enforcement director in Johor, Mohd Hairul Anuar Bohro, said the team seized 13.6 tonnes of subsidised cooking oil, believed to have been mixed with used cooking oil, and also arrested a 30-year-old local man, believed to be the factory owner, to facilitate investigations.
He said initial investigations found that the factory was selling subsidised cooking oil that had been mixed with used cooking oil to a biodiesel processing company.
“The syndicate is suspected to have been active for the past year, the premises being used as a place to mix the subsidised cooking oil with used cooking oil for more profit,” he said in a statement today.
Hairul said the team also seized several other items including 20 square tanks, scissors, and a closed circuit television camera. – Bernama, June 28, 2022
