PUTRAJAYA: Two premises in Selangor, one in Petaling Jaya and the opposite in Puchong, have been raided on suspicion of offences beneath the Control of Supplies Act 1961 for selling cooking oil via common ecommerce platforms.
The July 1 raid in Petaling Jaya concerned a rented home whereas the one in Puchong the identical day concerned a shophouse, each used for storage and packaging of groceries for sale online.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry Enforcement director Azman Adam stated the raid on the home in Petaling Jaya discovered, amongst others, 255kg of subsidised cooking oil in 1kg packets and different groceries saved on the premises awaiting online sale.
“(Those at) the premises additionally failed to provide any allow or doc beneath the Control of Supplies Act 1961 to cope with managed items,” he stated in an announcement on Monday (July 4).
The raid was carried out on suspicion of an offence beneath Section 16 of the Control of Supplies Act 1961 and sub-regulation 3 (1) of the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974, he stated.
He added that based mostly on data obtained, every 1kg packet of cooking oil was bought at RM2.50. Several business-related paperwork had been additionally seized for additional investigation, with the full worth of the seizure estimated at RM637.50. An announcement from an area man who claimed to be an worker was additionally recorded to help the investigation.
Meanwhile, in Puchong, the staff discovered 27 models of 1kg, 2kg and 3kg bottles of cooking oil saved on the premises.
“The premises produced a retail licence beneath the Control of Supplies Act 1961 which continues to be legitimate however the deal with registered within the licence is totally different from the deal with of the premises had been the managed objects had been saved,” he stated.
An announcement from an area lady who claimed to be the supervisor of the premises was recorded to help the investigation as she was suspected of committing an offence beneath Section 20 (1) of the Act, he added.
The complete worth of the seized objects was estimated at RM858, he stated.
Azman added that investigation papers had been opened and additional investigation of the two circumstances can be carried out beneath the Act to establish the cooking oil distribution chain concerned.
He stated firms committing such offences is also investigated beneath the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (Act 613).
“The ministry want to give a stern warning to all merchants who deal in managed and subsidised items, particularly cooking oil, to all the time adjust to the regulation. The ministry won’t compromise with any events concerned within the misappropriation of managed items,” he stated.
On June 30, Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa stated the Jihad Tangani Inflasi (Jihad on Addressing Inflation) particular staff, which he chairs, detected online sellers reselling 1kg packets of subsidised cooking oil at RM27 for 5 packets, in contrast with solely RM12.50 for 5 packets within the market.
Annuar had directed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to take motion in opposition to the offenders, with the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry to observe up. – Bernama
