KOTA BHARU, March 17 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) in Kelantan seized nearly five tonnes of controlled items, including sugar, oil, and wheat from a premises in Jalan Leburaya Pasir Mas-Rantau Panjang yesterday.
Kelantan KPDN director Azman Ismail said the seizure, which involved a total value of RM53,000, was carried out by a team of personnel from the KPDN Pasir Mas branch during a raid on a business premises at around 4 pm.
"The raid was conducted after receiving information that the premises was storing controlled items without proper authorisation. Upon inspection, we found nearly five tonnes of controlled goods at the premises, including sugar and oil.
"A man who claimed to be the owner of the premises was also questioned but failed to provide any valid documents regarding the ownership of the controlled items," he said in a statement today.
Commenting further, Azman said that during the operation, they also seized a Fuso truck after finding several individuals unloading controlled goods into the premises.
"Upon inspection of the truck, more than 1.8 tonnes of sugar was discovered, which was supposed to be delivered based on a booking record in Pasir Mas but had been diverted to another location without authorisation.
"All the controlled goods were seized, and the truck was impounded for investigation under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961," he said.
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