Marine police arrested the suspect (centre) while he was believed to be filing up diesel in his modified tanker lorry at a fuel station in Tawau.
KOTA KINABALU: Marine police in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district thwarted an attempt by a man to smuggle diesel worth more than RM150,000 out of the country on Sunday (May 8).
Region 4 Marine Police commanding officer Deputy Supt Ridzauddin Selamat said his team tracked down the 31-year-old man at a fuel station in the district.
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