JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) has detained a package containing 1,000 live centipedes smuggled into the country by an Indonesian national through the Stulang Laut Ferry Terminal here.
In a statement by Johor Maqis, the predatory arthropods were discovered during a routine inspection by the department's enforcement officers stationed at the terminal at around 1pm on Monday (Sept 6).
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