Sibu diesel smuggling case: Enforcement officer remanded six days over bribery allegations

SIBU (Aug 27): An enforcement assistant from an enforcement agency in Kuching has been remanded for allegedly accepting bribes from a diesel smuggling syndicate operating in Sibu.

Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Barayan granted the six-day remand application order until Sept 2, 2024 against the male suspect in his 40s during a proceedings at Kuching Magistrates’ Court today.

According to sources, the suspect was detained at the Sarawak MACC Office around 3:25pm yesterday after providing a statement.

“The arrest was made following the ‘Op Liter’ conducted by MACC Special Operations Division at an oil storage depot at Sungai Bidut, Sibu on Sunday.

“The suspect is believed to have received the bribe from the syndicate to protect the subsidised diesel smuggling activities and avoid legal action,” the source said.

Meanwhile, Senior Director of the Special Operations Division of MACC Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman confirmed the arrest of the suspect and stated that the case is being investigated under Section 16(b)(B) of the MACC Act 2009.

He also did not rule out the possibility of further actions and arrests in the near future.