Four arrested in bunker fraud case

Four people have been arrested in Singapore after authorities acted on information pertaining to illegal bunkering activities in the country earlier this year, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have said.

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and the MPA found that the vessel MT Ivory deliberately delivered a shortfall of fuel to the MT Front Splendor, which documentation indicated should have received bunkers totalling 2,662.389 metric tonnes (mt).

The authorities said Jason Choo Soo Beng, cargo officer with Sea Hub Energy Pte Ltd, paid MT Front Splendour chief engineer Antonov Sergey $8,400 to accept the short delivery of marine fuel, and both Sergey and Choo paid Victor Loh Tuck Seng, an independent surveyor for M/s Saybolt Sinagpore Pte Ltd, a total of $5,900 to provide false verification.

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