6,000 litres of contraband diesel found

Chris Coleiro

Oct 17th 2009, 14:32

@ george debono

Nothing could be worse than the fuel imported by enemalta... when will we finally see petrol stations who give us choice of what brand of fuel to buy? :/ Tis is the norm in other countries but here the government chooses to import whichever is the cheapest in price and worst in quality..

George Debono

Oct 16th 2009, 00:15

It's amazing how nobody seems particularly concerned.

This could easily be cheap inferior fuel which can be polluting to the air we breathe.

But then, who cares about pollution...

Alfred fenech

Oct 15th 2009, 20:44

Is diesel duty free for fishermen??? This was in Marsaxlokk a with big fishing community!!!!!!!

Phil Pryce

Oct 15th 2009, 20:20

Well, they won't be able to sell it to the bus drivers. They aren't interested in 'real' fuel. It doesn't make enough smoke!

Jason Pace

Oct 15th 2009, 19:42

Probably this diesel is of better quality than what we buy from the pumps. We all know that the quality of diesel that we get is very poor and we pay a lot for it!

M.Spiteri

Oct 15th 2009, 18:15

Can I get more details so I could buy some cheaper diesel too?

colin wilcox

Oct 15th 2009, 17:27

If it s bought from another eu country it only becomes an offence if it is sold if it is for their own use there is no offence its a common market if bought from outside eu then it is an offence

jfarrugia

Oct 15th 2009, 16:46

Contraband my left foot.
More like Enemalta scared they might loose there monopoly if someone gets it cheaper.
Bring on proper fuel suppliers with quality cheaper prices pls.

David Stephen Ganado

Oct 15th 2009, 16:45

@Ernest Vella - Are you serious? Can't you understand the difference between contraband and cheaper fuel?
These guys are obviously getting the fuel from similar sources to the government. The difference is they are not paying duty on it! If the government buys it from the same source the price to us will still end up being the same due to the duty!

C.Galea

Oct 15th 2009, 16:39

Exactly Ernest Vella.

Isn't it a free market? Or is it not?

Does fuel have the same type of duty imposed on it like cigarettes? Hence qualifying this fuel as 'contraband' since duty was not paid?

IF yes... why is there duty on diesel which is a commercial necessity? Remove duty and let the economy breathe!

C. Lia

Oct 15th 2009, 16:14

Well done Customs! Another success!

Ernest Vella

Oct 15th 2009, 15:45

Contraband diesel....I cannot associate it with contraband....if they bought it less from elsewere why worrying all about....the goverment must buy from there to so that the diesel price will reduce....and also electricity bills will be less....or the goverment is saying the diesel price for the sake to have a piece of that money....can someone explain? This is a very strange news.