Customs seizes 351 containers of rice for not having an import permit and later changes the charge to smuggling, prompting the Vietnam Food Association to threaten a boycott.
Seven representatives from Vietnamese companies whose consignment was seized by Sabah Customs Department held a protest at Malaysian embassy on Saturday.
As many as 351 containers of white rice worth RM16 million from Ho Chi Minh, en route to Labuan, were unloaded at Sepangar Port in early September last year due to heavy congestion in Labuan Port. “I reported the matter to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Committee on April 4. After it was proven that an import permit is not needed for the consignment, the charge was suddenly changed to smuggling.
The department stated that the case will be prosecuted under the Customs Act, 1967 for making a false declaration and other offences.
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