11 men arrested for illegal transaction of marine gas oil

The crew members of two tugboats were nabbed in the sea off Selat Pauh, Singapore. Advertisement Singapore 11 men arrested for illegal transaction of marine gas oil The crew members of two tugboats were nabbed in the sea off Selat Pauh, Singapore. The tugboats involved in the illegal marine gas oil transaction. (Photo: Singapore Police Force) New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool. 22 Feb 2026 04:47PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: Eleven men, aged between 32 and 58, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday (Feb 22) for their suspected involvement in an illegal transaction of marine gas oil.Officers from the police coast guard arrested the crew members of a Singapore-registered tugboat and a foreign-registered tugboat at about 1.40am in the sea off Selat Pauh, Singapore. Preliminary investigations revealed that four crew members of the Singapore-registered tugboat allegedly misappropriated marine gas oil valued at about S$5,000 (US$3,900) without their company’s knowledge, the police said in a news release. The oil was allegedly intended to be sold illegally to seven crew members of a foreign-registered tugboat for personal financial gain.The men will be charged on Monday.The crew members of the Singapore-registered tugboat will be charged with criminal breach of trust, while the remaining suspects from the foreign-registered tugboat will be charged with attempting to dishonestly receive stolen property.Those convicted of criminal breach of trust may face a jail term of up to 15 years and a fine.If convicted of the offence of attempting to dishonestly receive stolen property, a person may face a jail term of up to five years, a fine, or both.The police said they take a serious view of illegal transactions of marine gas oil in Singapore waters."The authorities will continue to conduct enforcement and security checks to prevent, deter, and detect such illicit activities in Singapore waters." Also read: 18 men arrested for alleged involvement in illegal transaction of marine gas oil Eight men arrested for illegal transaction of marine gas oil Man arrested for allegedly receiving marine gas oil stolen from Shell's Pulau Bukom facility Source: CNA/fh(zl) Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Related Topics SPF Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement Expand to read the full story Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST