A transport firm owner in Terengganu has been fined RM150,000 for storing over 29,000 litres of diesel without a licence, with his lorry and the fuel proceeds also forfeited.

KUALA TERENGGANU: A transport company owner was fined RM150,000 by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to storing diesel without a licence.

Judge Mohd Zul Zakiqudin Zulkifli imposed the sentence on 45-year-old Hasdi Mustapa and ordered him to serve six months’ imprisonment if he failed to pay the fine, which he subsequently settled.

Hasdi, as the owner of HMH Truck, was found in possession of 29,070.78 litres of diesel stored in a semi-trailer tank at Kampung Cacar, Paka, Dungun at 9.30 am on July 6, 2023.

The charge was framed under Section 21 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961, which is punishable under Section 22(1) of the same Act with a fine of up to RM1 million, imprisonment of up to three years, or both.

The court also ordered that proceeds from the sale of the seized diesel, amounting to RM68,888.79, be forfeited to the government.

Additionally, the lorry used to store the controlled goods was ordered to be forfeited and handed over to the government.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Siti Edabayu Subhan and the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry’s prosecuting officer Nur Amirah Mokhtar.

Hasdi was represented by lawyer Mohamad Zaiful Bahrin Kamde.

 The Sun Malaysia