Malaysia: Eight tonnes of processed wild boar meat seized

The Star 26 Mar 11;

PADANG BESAR: The Perlis Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) seized eight tonnes of wild boar meat processed at an illegal premises in Kampung Kolam on Friday.

Padang Besar UPP Commander ASP Noor Janihan Nanyan said the meat was seized when UPP officers stumbled upon a lorry unloading goods, while patrolling the area at about 3pm.

Upon inspection, it was found that the premises was used as a store for the meat but the 57-year-old owner of the premises did not have any permit or licence for such activities.

“When requested, the owner produced a licence that belonged to another premises at a different location,” he told reporters here Saturday.

Noor Janihan said the seized meat was worth RM40,000 while a lorry that was also detained was worth about RM60,000.

“We believe the meat was transported from Perak and meant for local market and also smuggled to Thailand.

Noor Janihan urged the public with information of such activities in and around Padang Besar to contact 04-9490624 or 04-9490625. -- Bernama

8,000kg of gory load inside lorry
New Straits Times 27 Mar 11;

PADANG BESAR: Some 8,000kg of frozen wild boar carcasses, unskinned and cut in half with their heads lopped off, were found stacked at the back of a lorry parked inside an illegal store in Kampung Kolam here on Friday.

The Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) was checking the store during a patrol at 3pm and stumbled across the store owner, a 57-year-old man, unloading the wild boar carcasses.

Padang Besar UPP chief Assistant Superintendent Noor Janihan Nanyan said the owner of the store had obtained his supply from Lenggong, Ipoh, which he would process and sell it to customers in Malaysia and Thailand.

He added that the man had a licence to store wildlife carcasses but failed to keep the wild boars at the address stated on the licence.

"The meat recovered could have fetched up to RM40,000."

The case has been handed over to the state Wildlife and National Parks Department.