Indonesia: Customs foiled the smuggling of 156 Belangkas into Malaysia

Published 2024년 7월 12일

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Customs and Excise officers in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, have seized 156 protected animals and 171 oil palm sprouts, hidden in fish fiber and being smuggled to Malaysia. The smugglers, attempting to disguise the illegal goods as fish, were identified and the evidence was secured and examined. The protected animals, including Belangkas, a type of blue-blooded marine arthropod, have been under protection since 2018. The palm sprouts, lacking the necessary documentation, were confiscated and handed over to the agricultural quarantine.

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TANJUNG BALAI - Teluk Nibung Customs and Excise foiled the smuggling of 156 protected animals, dead Belangkas and 171 oil palm sprouts at Teluk Nibung Port, Tanjung Balai City, North Sumatra. The mode of delivery is by storing it in fish fiber which will be sent to Malaysia. Customs officers initially received information regarding the shipment of illegal goods. Then officers carried out a series of operations and enforcement activities. The two types of illegal goods were finally found in one of the exporters' warehouses In two pieces of fiber, hundreds of plastic wrappers containing palm sprouts and hundreds of protected Belangkas were found. Unfortunately, hundreds of Belangkas are dead. Next, the officers secured all the evidence at the Customs office. Officers also checked the perpetrators who delivered the illegal goods. Then, Belangkas was handed over to the regional environment and forestry office. Meanwhile, palm oil sprouts without documents were handed over to ...

Source: Okezone