MINISTRY of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs officers in Negri Sembilan seized 34.6 tonnes of sugar and 10,200 litres of subsidised diesel after carrying out two separate raids in Sendayan and Jalan Kampung Bemban, yesterday.

In the first raid at a sugar producing factory godown in Sendayan Tech Valley, Bandar Sri Sendayan, Seremban, enforcement officers seized sugar worth nearly RM100,000 from the factory, which did not have a valid wholesale or distribution licence.

“Upon inspection, 34,560 kilogrammes of sugar packets weighing 1kg each were being stored. It is an offence under Control Supply Act 1961. The sugar and documents were seized for further investigations,” Negri Sembilan director Muhammad Zahir Mazlan said.

Zahir said in a second raid carried out at an unnumbered premises on Jalan Kampung Bemban, 10,200 litres of subsidised diesel worth RM50,000 was found in two lorries.

Following the raid, two local men, 46, were detained. Zahir added that that no one at this location was licensed to operate. – Bernama, October 14, 2022.