The Customs Department has seized nine sacks containing 196kg of bird's nests worth RM1.57mil at KLIA Terminal 1’s Free Trade Zone Ground Team Red (GTR) warehouse.
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00:00We received this case on the 31st of last month, based on the information we received from Customs.
00:13The 3rd Unit of the KLIA has inspected the 9 guni that contain bird nests in the GTR Ground Team Raid Free Commercial Zone.
00:36The bird nests were imported from Indonesia without a valid import permit.
00:44The quantity of stolen goods is 196 kg.
00:50The value of the stolen goods is RM1.576 million.
00:56The fine is RM78,800.
01:01This case is still under investigation.
01:05The operation was carried out by importing bird nests from neighboring countries without a valid permit,
01:16and by declaring the agency's name as a consignee in the aviation document, i.e. the Airway Bill.
01:25The agency also used the excuse of transshipment to a foreign country after the trade was stopped by the authorities.
01:37This case was investigated under Section 1351A of the Customs Act, 1957,
01:44i.e. importing illegal goods without a valid permit.
01:48Was the 2nd case of bird nests also transshipped or sold in Indonesia?
01:54This is for the Malaysian market.
01:57The bird nests were imported from Indonesia.