TUMPAT: A couple were arrested for trying to smuggle 75 litres of petrol into Thailand in Wakaf Bharu here yesterday.
The couple, aged 31 and 33, were detained by officers from the state Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry about 11am.
State ministry director Azman Ismail said the two were travelling in a Perodua Kenari when they were nabbed in Kampung Dusun Langgar near Wakaf Bharu.
"The state ministry officers had spotted the car filling the fuel at a petrol station in Wakaf Bharu.
"They followed the car until it stopped in Kampung Dusun Langgar. After inspecting the car, the officers found the 75 litres of petrol in a modified tank.
"They arrested the couple and seized the petrol."
Azman said the petrol would have been sent to Thailand through the many illegal jetties along the border.
He said the seized petrol and car were worth about RM5,100.