Tag: import controls
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Port Klang Foils Another Bid to Smuggle E-Waste in Nine-Container Sweep
Port Klang has once again become the focal point in Malaysia’s battle against illicit e-waste trafficking, as authorities foiled another smuggling attempt during a coordinated multi-agency operation. The joint effort, led by the Department of Environmental Quality and Protection (AKPS) along with other enforcement agencies, involved meticulous inspections of nine containers that arrived at the…
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O Strain FMD Vaccines Confirmed in Smuggled Shipment
New findings confirm O strain in smuggled FMD vaccines Laboratory analysis has confirmed the presence of the O field strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a shipment of vaccines intercepted by authorities. Although the O strain has never been officially recorded in South Africa, the inactivated material detected within the smuggled vaccines represents a potential…
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Indonesia Seizes 250 Tons of Rice Shipped Through Sabang Free Trade Zone Amid Smuggling Probe
Update: Large-scale seizure linked to rice import controls Indonesia reports a major crackdown on illicit rice flows as authorities have confiscated 250 tons of rice from a warehouse in Sabang, Aceh. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman confirmed on Sunday that investigators determined the shipment entered Indonesia illegally, prompting swift action to prevent market disruption and…