Indonesian officers thwart the smuggling of hundreds of kilos of pork from Manado

Published 2024년 3월 1일

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Indonesian authorities at the North Maluku Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine Center have thwarted an attempt to smuggle uncertified pork and other meats through Ahmad Yani Harbor. The smuggled goods, found on the KM. Geovani ship from Manado, North Sulawesi, included 42.50 kg of pork, 47.80 kg of beef, 2.50 kg of processed pork, 52.80 kg of pork innards, 44.50 kg of lamb, and 11.50 kg of processed beef. The meat lacked the necessary animal quarantine product sanitation certificate (KH-12) from its area of origin.

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TERNATE - North Maluku Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine Center officers succeeded in thwarting an attempt to smuggle pork without a certificate through Ahmad Yani Harbor. This action was revealed when quarantine officers were monitoring KM. Geovani who comes from Manado, North Sulawesi on Wednesday 28 February 2024. During the inspection carried out, the quarantine team was suspicious of the 8 boxes that were brought down from the ship. The officers then checked the documents and types of goods unloaded. "After checking, we found this pork hidden behind other food ingredients and carried out further inspection and there were no quarantine documents from the area of origin," said Iwan, Head of the Law Enforcement Work Team, North Maluku Quarantine Center, Thursday (29/1/ 2024). Iwan further explained that the smuggling act violated Article 35 Paragraph 1 letters a and c of Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine. A thorough inspection revealed the ...

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