By: Nurul Fazliana Norman
SANDAKAN: Sept 10, 2026 – The Sabah Region 4 Marine Police Force (PPM) arrested two men and seized about 28,000 litres of diesel suspected to have been misappropriated in an operation at a jetty in Sandakan yesterday.
The 3.55pm operation was mounted after the PPM received a public tip-off and detected a tanker lorry suspected to be involved in transferring diesel from a cargo ship.
The two men, aged 25 and 28, were detained after they failed to produce documents related to the source of the diesel supply from a legitimate supplier.
Besides the diesel, the PPM also seized a steel cargo ship, a Nissan Diesel tanker lorry with a 15,000-litre capacity and several pieces of equipment believed to have been used in the activity.
The total value of the seizures is estimated at RM2.08 million.
The case is being investigated under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
Meanwhile, between January and September this year, the Sabah Region 4 PPM recorded 112 cases under the same Act, with 103 arrests and total seizures valued at RM25.86 million.
Source: Sabah Region 4 Marine Police Force
