Syndicate in Sabah and Sarawak use oil tankers to smuggle diesel out of Malaysia, says MACC
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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reportedly discovered a syndicate involving diesel smuggling and money laundering in Sabah and Sarawak, costing the country MYR 247 million (USD 58.6 million) over a span of 10 years, according to local news reports on Monday (22 September).
Under an operation codenamed “Ops Karen” involving a raid deploying helicopters and combat boats to intercept vessels, MACC arrested six suspects, two of whom have “Datuk” titles. The six are four company directors and two company managers.
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, reportedly said in a press conference, secret societies and local fishermen facilitated the transportation of the diesel out of the country using tracked oil tankers to avoid detection by authorities.
Authorities froze 498 bank accounts amounting to MYR 110 million and seized assets including five vessels worth MYR 52million, 4.5 million litres of diesel worth MYR 9.7million, nine luxury watches worth MYR 1.2 million, 17 luxury cars worth MYR 5.6 million and 40 plots of land worth 11.3 million.
Photo credit: Screengrab from video by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
Published: 25 September, 2025
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