ISKANDAR PUTERI, The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS) foiled an attempt to smuggle a barrel of live fish into Singapore with the seizure of the consignment yesterday.
Johor MAQIS director Edie Putra Md Yusof said the fish, worth RM745, was seized at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex as it was without a valid export permit following an inspection on a lorry.
He said the barrel of fish, comprising 16 kilogrammes of jenahak, ikan merah and kerapu, was found hidden among other consignments of frozen fish.
“The act of exporting any type of agricultural product without a MAQIS permit is an offence under Section 11 (2) of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011 (Act 728) and punishable under Section 11 (3) of the same law,” he said in a statement today.
He said the lorry driver and attendant were released after their statements were recorded.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency