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Sabah police bust biggest meat cartel, seize RM20.4mil smuggled foodstuff
Published on: Monday, October 23, 2023
Published on: Mon, Oct 23, 2023
By: Jonathan Nicholas
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Sabah police bust biggest meat cartel, seize RM20.4mil smuggled foodstuff
Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner DCP Datuk Shahurinain Jais shows reporters photos of the seized meat. (Photo: Daily Express/Jonathan Nicholas)
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Police made their biggest meat cartel bust this year with seizures worth RM20.4 million on Saturday.

Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner DCP Datuk Shahurinain Jais said raids on two repackaging warehouses in Penampang saw various smuggled poultry, meat and seafood.

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“They are believed to originate from Brazil, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Australia. All these countries do not comply with the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia's (Jakim) halal standards. Investigations reveal that some of the meat had expired yet were still sold in packagings with fake halal logos,” he told a press conference.
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