SMUGGLE OUT MUSANG KING AT KLIA

The Malaysian Department of Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS) with the help of the Malaysia Airports auxiliary police has detained a man who tried to smuggle Musang King durians to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 12.30pm on June 2020 as a success story for the department. In a statement, The Selangor state Maqis director Dr Tarmisal Alimin said they seized 280 packets of durian, weighing 126kg, worth an estimated RM22,400 following inspections carried out on seven bags owned by the Malaysian. The durians are believed to have been meant for sale in Saudi Arabia and were seized because there was no export permit and valid phyto-sanitary certificate for them. Exporting agricultural goods without a valid permit is an offence under Section 11(2) of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011 (Act 728), which can be punished under Section 11(3) of the same Act. If convicted, the exporter can be punished under Section 11(3) of the same Act, with a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years or both. The blog "Anim Agriculture Technology'' report about how Maqis foils attempt to smuggle out Musang King worth over RM22,000 at KLIA. 

Maqis views seriously the issue of food safety, disease control and risk of pest entry in which can affect the country's agriculture industry. Laws will be enforced to ensure disease control for animals, fish, and plants and to guarantee food safety. Two men were detained with a bag of syabu at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) departure hall. The  Selangor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) chief Asst Comm Abdul Latiff Mehat said the duo are aged 25 and 31 and were arrested at about 1.15pm on Monday (June 15) at the C counter of the departure hall. When checked, the bag carried by the suspects revealed 3.1kg of syabu. They believe the drugs are worth about RM126,560. They also seized a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects as in a statement on Wednesday (June 17). The suspects also tested positive for methamphetamine. They have been remanded until Sunday (June 21). We are investigating the matter further. The case has been classified under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for drug trafficking, which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction. Thanks...

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M Anim,

Malacca,

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(December 2020).