ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 5 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) and the Customs Department foiled an attempt to smuggle pig carcasses worth...
Sarawak minister says state govt will only ban Umno Youth chief if he visits to incite racial and religious tensionsThe 22 tonnes of pig carcasses , worth RM600,000, that were discovered by Maqis and Customs Department enforcement officers during an inspection of a lorry at Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar last Sunday.
In a statement, Johor Maqis said a total of 22 tonnes of undeclared pig carcasses without documentation was discovered by its agency and Customs Department enforcement officers during an inspection of a lorry at KSAB’s import inspection bay on Sunday at 1.15am. “Further inspection found that the consignment did not have any documents such as an Import Permit and Veterinary Health Certificate for the pig carcasses,” read the statement today.
Johor Maqis said that the 29-year-old lorry driver and his 27-year-old assistant were later released after their statements were taken to assist investigations.It is an offence under Section 11 of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011 to import edible goods without a Maqis import permit.
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