The Singapore Police said on Monday the Police Coast Guard had received information that, “a foreign registered tugboat and a Singapore registered vessel were believed to be involved in an illegal sale of MGO (marine gas oil) at the sea of Selat Pauh Anchorage”.
The four crew on Singapore-registered vessel were believed to have taken 400 litres of MGO without their company's knowledge to sell illegally to the five crew on the foreign-registered tugboat. The tugboat has also been seized.
The nine men are due to be charged in court on Tuesday and face up to 15 years in jail and a fine according to the police.
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