SINGAPORE - Singaporeans are allegedly smuggling in fresh chicken from Malaysia. Chicken sellers and supermarket staff in Johor told The Straits Times that 'quite a few' Singaporeans have been buying chicken from them each week. It is illegal to bring fresh chicken from Malaysia into Singapore without a permit, even if it is only for personal consumption. Malaysia banned the...
A seller at a wet market in Johor's Kampung Pandan said some Singaporeans would buy fresh chicken parts to bring back home.Chicken sellers and supermarket staff in Johor told The Straits Times that "quite a few" Singaporeans have been buying chicken from them each week.
However, chicken sellers in Johor who spoke to ST said there are Singaporeans who regularly buy whole chickens with the explicit intention of smuggling them across the border. "One of my regulars wraps it in newspaper, covers it with a layer of vegetables and wraps it again with more newspaper." At a wet market in Kampung Pandan, a chicken seller in his 30s said some Singaporean regulars would also buy fresh chicken parts to bring back home.
At a supermarket at Aeon Mall Tebrau City, a staff member said fresh chicken was especially popular with Singaporeans."Singaporeans like the ayam nenas because it makes very tender steamed chicken," she said. "At the checkpoints, any prohibited, dutiable and/or controlled items must be proactively declared to Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers at the Red Channel. If ICA detects travellers bringing in prohibited food items, the travellers will be asked to dispose of these items."According to the rules listed on the SFA's website, travellers from Malaysia are also not allowed to bring in any form of beef, mutton, pork or poultry meat, even if it is cooked.
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