Maqis busts bid to smuggle 24 tonnes of frozen meat into Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Approximately 24 tonnes of frozen pork worth RM180,000 from Australia were seized after a smuggling attempt was foiled by the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis).

Selangor Maqis director Mohd Sobri Md Hashim said the smuggled meat was detected following an inspection of a container at Port Klang on Wednesday (May 24).