BANDARLAMPUNG - The Lampung Quarantine Office together with the TNI and Polri thwarted attempts to smuggle illegal wildlife and body parts without official documents at the Bakauheni Port, South Lampung Regency.
Head of Lampung Quarantine Donni Muksydayan said the action began with the discovery of personnel from the Lampung Navy Base (Lanal) against an expedition vehicle carrying turtles and python skin without quarantine documents.
"The action started from the discovery of Lanal Lampung personnel against the expedition vehicle carrying turtles and python skin without documents," Donni said in his statement in Bandarlampung, Antara, Friday, January 30.
From the results of the examination, officers secured 445 pieces of snake skin, 32 live turtles, three goldfish, and one monitor lizard. All animals and animal products were transported without quarantine documents as required.
Donni added that the animals and parts of the animals were found in packaging that did not meet the principles of animal welfare. This condition not only violates the provisions of quarantine, but also has the potential to pose a risk to animal health, public health, and the sustainability of biological resources.
Based on the driver's temporary statement, the shipment originated from Riau Province and was planned to be sent to a number of areas, namely Tangerang, Surabaya, and Bali.
"Currently, the Lampung Quarantine is still conducting further identification to ensure the type of animal and its conservation status, as well as determining the appropriate quarantine handling steps, including tracing the sender," said Donni.
Further investigations will be carried out through coordination with the Lampung Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the Riau Provincial Quarantine in accordance with applicable regulations.
He explained that the detention of the carrier media was carried out based on Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine, which requires that every entry, exit, and circulation of carrier media be equipped with valid quarantine documents.
Donni also appealed to the public not to illegally send, trade, or maintain animals and to play an active role in reporting suspected quarantine violations.
"Compliance with quarantine provisions is an important part of efforts to protect public health, animals, and environmental sustainability," he said.
He emphasized that the success of the disclosure of the case was inseparable from inter-agency synergy. According to him, cross-agency cooperation is the key to law enforcement in the field of quarantine.
"We who have authority are very helped by this synergy and cooperation. We appreciate the TNI and the National Police for their success in uncovering the smuggling of animal commodities," said Donni.
The Intelligence Staff Officer of the Lampung Naval Command, Major of the Navy (P) Firman Fitriadi, said that all the evidence from the action had been handed over to the Lampung Quarantine for further examination and identification in accordance with the authority.
"We handed over all these evidence to the Lampung Quarantine," he said.
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