JELI – Police arrested two men and seized 6,600kg of frozen chicken, estimated to be worth RM60,500 and believed to have been smuggled in from a neighbouring country, in Kg Ayer Lanas here yesterday.
Jeli district police chief Ahmad Arifin, in a statement today, said the suspects, aged 18 and 27, were arrested about 9am after police inspected a lorry following a public tip-off.
He said officers found 550 boxes of frozen chicken in the vehicle.
The suspects failed to produce an import permit issued by the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis), and a health certificate from the product’s country of origin, he said.
The duo, as well as the seized frozen chicken, have been handed over to Maqis for investigations under Section 11(1) of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011.
“If found guilty, the offenders are liable to a fine not exceeding RM100,000, or imprisonment of up to six years, or both,” said Ahmad. – Bernama, February 12, 2021
