Man detained after 230kg of subsidised cooking oil found hidden among rubbish at Melaka restaurant
MELAKA, Oct 2 — A Yemeni man in his 50s has been detained today for investigation into suspected unlawful possessi...
A Yemeni man in his 50s has been detained in Melaka for suspected unlawful possession of subsidised cooking oil found hidden among rubbish at an Arab food restaurant. The 230kg of packaged cooking oil, worth RM575, was discovered during an Op Tiris 4.0 raid at the restaurant in Bukit Baru. The restaurant, which has been operating since 2014, was suspected of misappropriating subsidised cooking oil for commercial purposes after a public complaint and three weeks of intelligence gathering.
The controlled goods were found in black plastic bags among a pile of dry waste, including old carpets, on the third floor of the premises, which had been converted into a workers' dormitory. The Yemeni man, who was the restaurant supervisor, was detained to assist investigations under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
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