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BUKIT MERTAJAM – Two pork sellers were fined RM4,000 and RM4,500 each by the magistrates’ court here today for possessing carcasses of pigs that were slaughtered at an unlicensed abattoir.
Magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan meted out the fines on Oon Kean Wong, 51, and Kho Eng Phoo, 43, after the two men pleaded guilty to the charge, which was read out to them separately.
Oon and Kho were charged with having in their possession pig carcasses weighing 167kg and 261kg respectively, which were from animals not slaughtered at an abattoir licensed by the Veterinary Services Department, violating Rule 5 (3) of the Animals (Control of Slaughter) Rules 2009.
Oon was charged with committing the offence in a Toyota Hilux four-wheel-vehicle on the southbound PLUS Expressway heading to Bukit Mertajam here at 3.50am on June 2.
Kho was charged with committing the offence on a Daihatsu lorry at a roadside after the Kubang Semang toll plaza heading to Kulim at 2.35am on the same day.
Both of them paid the fine.
Veterinary Service Department officer Roziman Awang Tahrin prosecuted. – Bernama, July 25, 2022
