The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) believes there are at least three organised crime syndicates involved in fuel-siphoning operations in Southeast Asia. In its Special Report on Incidents of Siphoning of Fuel/Oil at Sea in Asia (Part Ⅱ), published in January, the ReCAAP said one of the three groups is "less violent" compared with the other two crime groups. The former has bases of operation located mainly in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) region. However, the group is not very successful due to the frequent patrolling operations led by the littoral states and the ongoing joint co-ordinated patrols.
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