Two jailed over 12,789-litre diesel stash in Mount Austin
JOHOR BARU: Two Indonesian men were each jailed for 18 months by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to storing 12,789 litres of diesel in an unauthorised storage tank.
Two Indonesian men, Hendrick Dwi Setyawan and Maulana Bachrudin, have been sentenced to 18 months in prison each for storing 12,789 litres of diesel in an unauthorised storage tank in Johor Baru. The diesel was seized during a raid on an unnamed premises in Taman Mount Austin on April 23, and the men were found to be lacking the necessary licences, permits, or documents required by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry.
They were charged under Section 20(1) of the Control of Supplies Act 1961 and sentenced to serve their sentences at Kluang Prison.
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