PUTRAJAYA: The Selangor Veterinary Services Department and Sepang police have thwarted an attempt to transport pigs suspected of being infected with African Swine Fever (ASF) out of Sepang district during an operation on Monday (March 10).
Its director Dr Hassuzana Khalil said a man was detained for allegedly transporting the pigs without authorisation from the department.
She said that while Selangor department officers were trailing the suspect's lorry, two four-wheel-drive vehicles driven by 'tontos' (look-outs) attempted to block the team's vehicle to prevent them from intercepting the lorry.
"Selangor Veterinary Services sought assistance from Sepang police, leading to all three vehicles being stopped along Jalan Besar, Sungai Pelek, Sepang," she said in a statement Thursday.
She said 17 pigs, two pig carcasses, a lorry, and two four-wheel-drive vehicles were seized and investigation was being conducted under Section 36 of the Animals Act 1953.
Dr Hassuzana added that the two tontos, who are in their 30s and 50s, were being investigated under Section 186 of the Penal Code. - Bernama
