BENGKALIS – At least 41.2 tonnes of frozen meat from India has been destroyed by Customs and Excise in Bengkalis. The destruction was carried out at the Final Disposal Site (TPA) by burning and landfilling on Monday, May 29, 2023.

Bengkalis Acting Customs and Excise Chief Muhammad Hakim Satria said 41.2 tons of illegally imported buffalo meat started chronologically with patrol team BC15048 which successfully captured the KM vessel. Nour Muhammad GT 27 No. 700/PPE in the estuary of the Bukit Batu river, Thursday April 6, 2023.

It was discovered that the vessel commanded by suspect “Z” was carrying illegally imported goods from Port Klang, Malaysia, which were not accompanied by valid customs documents. Namely, in the form of frozen boneless buffalo meat with a total weight of 41.2 tons.

In detail, this frozen meat consists of two brands. Namely, 1,123 boxes of Black Gold and 937 boxes of Al Tamam. The weight of each box is 20 kg. The estimated value of the goods is Rp. 2,174,391,800 and the potential loss to the state is Rp. 279,952,944.

“The app is expected to provide a deterrent effect to customs offenders to avoid state losses and protect the public from the movement of illegal goods,” said the official, who claimed to have been in Bengkalis customs charge only for about 3 weeks.

The Regent of Bengkalis, represented by the expert staff of the Regent for Community and Human Resources, Johansyah Syafri, appreciated the performance of law enforcement in successfully capturing and destroying the evidence.

“Indeed, the loss to the state is not too great. But the impact if the contraband goods are sold and consumed by the public. There are fears that they will bring disease,” said he declared.

According to Johan, in addition to the success of law enforcement. The destruction of evidence is also of concern, as many criminal cases still occur in the Land of the Lord.

Bengkalis strategic area is used by mafia to do illegal things.

One of the factors for the large number of smuggling cases is the geography of Bengkalis Regency, which is directly adjacent to the international route, Strait of Malacca and Malaysia.

Besides Johansyah Syafri and Muhammad Hakim Satria, the destruction of evidence was witnessed by representatives of Bengkalis Regional Military Command 0303 Indratno, Bantan AKP Police Chief Y Bekti, Chief of Prosecutor’s Special Investigation Unit Bengkalis Nofrizal District and other relevant stakeholders. officials. #DISCOMINFOTIK