KUALA LUMPUR: The Veterinary Services Department (DVS) seized pork and chicken carcasses, as well as various equipment, worth a total of RM2.04mil in two operations at three separate locations in Selangor and here.
DVS said Ops Salju and Ops Frozen Fly were carried out on Tuesday (Nov 10) 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 8,562.50kg of pork carcasses worth RM299,687.50.
"A raid in Semenyih, Selangor, meanwhile, resulted in the seizure of 7,440kg of pork carcasses worth RM260,400, as well as a container and two forklifts with a combined value of RM341,600," the department said in a statement posted on Facebook on Wednesday.
In a raid at Taman Ehsan Industrial Park here, the authorities seized 45,684kg of chicken carcasses worth RM1.14mil 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 department, the Selangor Islamic Religious Department, police and the Wildlife Crime Bureau. - Bernama
