By Rol Ezam
A 28-year-old local man was fined
$4,000 or 4 months imprisonment in default yesterday by Senior
Magistrate Hj Abdullah Soefri for conveying 90 kilos of Penasul
chicken wings and 10 kilos of chicken tails.
The defendant, Basrillah Awang
Zainuddin, was caught a week ago by the Customs Preventive
officers together with Customs officer of the Sungai Tujoh
Control Post. The officers conducted an inspection on his car
and found the said contraband goods, Customs Prosecutor, ASC Hj
Jamil Hj Tuah said.
Upon thorough examination the
officers found 5 cartons of 15-kilo chicken wings concealed in
the spare tyre compartment, a carton of 15-kilo chicken wings
concealed underneath of the front passenger footrest carpet and
10 kilos of chicken tails inside a bag.
It was revealed upon
investigations conducted on him that the chicken wings and the
chicken tails were brought from Miri by the defendant and
concealed in various places inside his car to evade Customs
detection.
The defendant also told the
officers that the contraband goods were to be supplied to his
future father-in-law for religious ceremony of 'doa arwah'.
The estimated value of the
contraband goods was $520 and all items seized were ordered by
the ASC Hj Jamil to be forfeited to the state.
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