SEPANG: The Malaysian Quarantine and Examination Provider Department (MAQIS) took 40 kilogrammes (kg) of birds’ nests, worth RM240,000, for export to Vietnam, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) on Saturday.
Selangor Maqis director, Mohd Sobri Md Hashim, stated that an effort to smuggle the birds’ nests, by a 25-year-old Vietnamese lady, was foiled with the cooperation of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs).
He stated that the birds’ nests, which were put in 2 different bundles, were spotted by the Customs scanner, and were thought to be being required to Vietnam for company functions.
” The birds’ nests were taken by Maqis due to the fact that they do not have an export license and a legitimate veterinary health certificate,” he stated in a declaration today.
Mohd Sobri stated that the act of exporting animal items without a legitimate license from Maqis is an offense under Area 11 (2) of the Malaysian Quarantine and Examination Provider Act 2011 (Act 728), which can be penalized under Area 11 (3) of the very same law. – Bernama