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Joint taskforce to combat fuel smuggling
Published on: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Published on: Sat, Mar 14, 2026
By: Iskandar Dzulkifli
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Joint taskforce to combat fuel smuggling
KOTA KINABALU: The government has activated the Supreme Coordination Committee for Enforcement Agencies (JTPAAP) to strengthen inter-agency action against leakage and smuggling of controlled goods, especially diesel and petrol.

Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living, said the move follows rising global oil prices amid Middle East tensions. 

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The committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof with KPDN as secretariat, will ensure more coordinated enforcement across federal and state agencies.
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