KUCHING: A 40-foot container containing 1,713 boxes of imported ‘chicken leg quarter’ was detained here at Senari Port.
The estimated value of the goods was RM151,040 and the estimated amount of customs duty involved was RM54,816.
The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) through the Kuching Division Royal Malaysian Customs Enforcement detained a 40-foot container at Senari Port, Kuching which is suspected to have made false declaration.
The container has been seized for further investigation.
As a result of this information, a team of customs officers conducted a thorough examination of a container brought from Hong Kong and a total of 1,713 boxes of ‘chicken leg quarter’ were not declared in the customs form.
It is revealed that a number of unrecorded ‘chicken leg quarter’ has been found, arranged behind the ‘frozen squid tube’ box in the container.
The importers tried to blind the authorities by declaring a ‘chicken leg quarter’ item a ‘frozen squid tube’ that is placed just in front of the container door.
Importation of controlled goods requires import permits from related parties and subject to customs duties.
The case will be investigated under Section 133 of the Customs Act 1967 where convicted offenders can be punished for making false declarations and for falsifying documents.
