ISKANDAR PUTERI: A joint operation by Johor police and the state veterinary department uncovered an illegal pork smuggling operation in Skudai last week.
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Police and state veterinary department officers inspected a lorry in Taman Industri Jaya at 11.10pm on March 6 and found 90 pork carcass cuts, suspected to have been smuggled from a neighbouring country.
The suspect failed to produce valid ownership documents, and veterinary authorities confirmed the meat did not come from any licensed or approved slaughterhouse.
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It led to the seizure of 90 pork carcass cuts (equivalent to 45 pigs), and the lorry.