POLICE arrested two men and seized 6,600kg of frozen chicken with an estimated value of RM60,500, believed to be smuggled in from a neighbouring country, in Kg Ayer Lanas, Jeli, yesterday.

In a statement today, Jeli police chief Ahmad Arifin said the suspects, aged 18 and 27, were arrested at 9am after the police inspected a lorry based on a tip-off from the public and found 550 boxes of frozen chicken.

He said the suspects failed to produce a valid import permit issued by the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) as well as the health certificate from the originating country to bring the frozen chicken into Malaysia.

He said the suspects and the seized items 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 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or imprisonment of up to six years or both,” he said. – Bernama, February 12, 2021.