Maqis seizes 28 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat in Penang


BUTTERWORTH: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) Penang has seized 28 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat from India worth RM270,000 because the information on the health and halal certificates issued from the exporting country was inaccurate and different.

Its director, Muhammad Ikram Abd Talib said Maqis enforcement officers conducted an inspection on 1,167 boxes of frozen meat at the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) on Wednesday (Oct 12) before seizing them for further investigation.

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