ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 19 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) detained a car after it was found carrying four boxes of lobster seeds from Singapore without a permit.
Johor Maqis director Edie Putra Md Yusof said the car was stopped at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) here at 1am yesterday.
The lobster seeds were found hidden in modified boxes in the car following an inspection.
The boxes of lobster seeds were brought into the country without a Maqis Import Permit and Health Certificate using a private vehicle on the import route (car or passenger route) and were seized, he said in a statement today.
Edie Putra said that importing any type of agricultural produce without a Maqis import permit is an offence under Section 11(1) of the Maqis Act 2011.
— Bernama
