Petrol Smuggling Foiled Again In Temburong
By Azian Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Another attempt to smuggle petrol out of the country was thwarted over the weekend.

The police said a car driven by a foreign national was stopped for allegedly trying to smuggle 15 litres of regular petrol.

The incident was detected at around l Oam at the Labu control post in Temburong.

The authorities have foiled several attempts to smuggle the controlled item out of the country via land and sea after the suspects were caught modifying their petrol tanks.

In the past three days, the police also recorded a car break-in and theft where a CD player and a computer went missing. Another 12 theft cases were reported including at an ATM machine, Kg Belimbing in Subok, Benutan dam, a workshop at KM 2 in Gadong, Kg Mulaut, Kg Sungai Lalit in Belait and Kg Sungai Tali in Lumut.

Items found missing were cash amounting to $1,800, two DVD players, two power tools, two mobile phones, golf bag, a bicycle and a roll of hose.

Burglars also broke into houses in Mumong national housing scheme, Jln Madang, Kg Sg Bakong in Lumut, Jln Tutong and Lupak Luas. Items stolen were jewellery, water pipe meter, car washing equipment, two air-conditioning sets, a TV set, a VCD player, a heater and a kettle.

A fraud case, five assaults including one serious assault, three vandalism (with one arrest), four drug cases (with five local men detained) and three immigration violation cases where four foreign men and a foreign woman were questioned were also recorded.

10 car collisions, eight self-accidents and a car and pedestrian accident were recorded, resulting in one death, one serious injury and four minor injuries. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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