Kepri Police Reveals the Smuggling of 51 Bangkok Chickens from Malaysia

BATAM - The Directorate of Water and Air Police (Ditpolairud) of the Riau Islands Regional Police (Polda Kepri) has uncovered an alleged smuggling of 51 Bangkok chickens from Malaysia to Batam without a certificate of animal health from the country of origin.

Head of the Sub Directorate of Law Enforcement (Kasubdit Gakkum) of the North Sumatra Regional Police, AKBP Andyka Aer, said that dozens of chickens were smuggled through the sea route and were secured in the outskirts of Kavling Sambau, Nongsa District.

"Today we handed over the evidence of Bangkok chickens to the Kepri Quarantine in Batam. Of the 51 chickens that were secured, 26 were male and 25 were female. One female chicken was found dead," said Andyka in Batam, Tuesday, August 11, reported by ANTARA.

Andyka said the chicken was brought from Malaysia without an animal health certificate from the country of origin. The owner of the goods with the initials JW, who is a foreign citizen, is still under investigation by the police.

"The plan is that this chicken will be sent to Tarakan, West Kalimantan," he said.

The arrest of the suspects and the securing of evidence was carried out by his party on July 28, 2026. The police have named three people as suspects, namely DLW, DH and TEY.

DLW allegedly received 51 chickens sent from Malaysia, while DH acted as the driver who transported 38 boxes containing 51 Bangkok chickens.

The suspects were charged with Article 86 letters a, b and c in conjunction with Article 33 paragraph (1) of Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of the Criminal Code.

Based on these provisions, the suspects are threatened with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine of up to Rp. 10 billion.

Head of the Batam Quarantine Center, Hasim, said that dozens of chickens that were evidence had been handed over to the quarantine party for further handling.

He said the results of laboratory examinations showed that the chickens were in good health. However, the chickens still do not have health certificates from their country of origin so that their handling must follow the quarantine provisions.

"According to the quarantine law, this was actually destroyed because there was no health certificate from there. However, the final decision is pending court proceedings," said Hasim.

Hasim added that the Kepri Quarantine continued to coordinate with the Kepri Police Ditpolairud in handling the case, including as experts in the legal process.

"The evidence is with us. We will be experts during the trial so we will continue to encourage this case to be completed in court," he said.