Pork, Chicken Carcasses Worth RM2.04 Million Seized In Selangor, KL – DVS

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The Veterinary Services Department (DVS) seized pork and chicken carcasses, as well as various equipment, worth a total of RM2.04 million in two operations at three separate…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The Veterinary Services Department (DVS) seized pork and chicken carcasses, as well as various equipment, worth a total of RM2.04 million in two operations at three separate locations in Selangor and the federal capital.

In a statement posted on Facebook today, DVS said Op Salju and Ops Frozen Fly were carried out yesterday to detect offences involving animals and animal products and ensure compliance with current regulations.

The department said the first raid, at Port Klang, Selangor, resulted in the seizure of 8,562.50 kilogrammes (kg) of pork carcasses worth RM299,687.50.

“A raid in Semenyih, Selangor, meanwhile, resulted in the seizure of 7,440 kg of pork carcasses worth RM260,400, as well as a container and two forklifts with a combined value of RM341,600,” the statement said.

In a raid at Taman Ehsan Industrial Park here, the authorities seized 45,684 kg of chicken carcasses worth RM1.14 million in connection with the suspected use of fake halal certificates, bringing the total value of seizures at the three locations to RM2,043,787.50.

DVS said further investigations would be conducted under the Animals Act 1953 and the Trade Descriptions Act 2011.

The operations involved the Special Operations Unit at the Veterinary Services Department Headquarters in Putrajaya, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department and the Royal Malaysia Police and the Wildlife Crime Bureau.

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