JOHOR BAHRU - A lorry carrying rice worth RM100,000 (S$28,940) from Singapore was detained at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) of Bangunan Sultan Iskandar in Johor Bahru. The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) Johor office...
JOHOR BAHRU - A lorry carrying rice worth RM100,000 from Singapore was detained at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex of Bangunan Sultan Iskandar in Johor Bahru.
The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department Johor office said the lorry driver, who’s in his 30s, was apprehended at the cargo lane of the CIQ complex. “He did not have valid documents to import the 18 tonnes of rice kept in 20 jumbo sacks,” Maqis said in a statement on Wednesday, adding the rice was seized at 3pm last Thursday.The statement said the case has been forwarded to the Paddy and Rice Regulatory Division for further investigation.
It said Maqis was committed to carrying out enforcement at the country’s entry points to ensure the safety of agricultural products entering Malaysia.
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