Pertamina reports fuel hoarding

MEDAN, North Sumatra: State oil and gas company PT Pertamina's Medan marketing office has recently discovered 10 places believed to be factories where certain persons hoard and mix fuel with certain chemical substances.

Juliadi, the office spokesman, said that his office had reported the dubious practice to the police, and he hoped that the police would arrest the persons and their bosses immediately.

The mixed fuel is sold to industries, which pay higher prices than retail consumers. -- JP