The Smuggling Of 331 Kg Of Shark Meat To East Java Was Thwarted By The Quarantine Center In Aru Maluku

BKHIT officers from the Dobo Sea Port, Aru, checked the 331 kg of shark documents to be sent to East Java. BETWEEN THE Maluku HO/BKHIT.

JAKARTA - Officers of the Fish and Plant Quarantine Center (BKHIT) at the Dobo Sea Port, Aru Islands Regency, Maluku thwarted the smuggling of 331 kilograms (kg) of shark meat to East Java Province (East Java).

"Quarantine officers succeeded in thwarting the smuggling of sharks bound for East Java after checking documents and physical examinations, there was a discrepancy in the data," said Dobo Sea Port Service Unit Officer Rizky Danang Ramadhan in Ambon, Maluku, Friday, August 9, as reported by Antara.

He said the modus operandi used was to combine the shark with the other fish in one shipment.

After checking documents and physical examinations, there was a discrepancy in the data, so that the shark-carrying media that was not contained in the petition was issued and its shipment was rejected.

The fees are not included in the data listed in the Online PPK. Especially when the officer asked for other documents, the owner of the carrier media could not show the document," he said.

Furthermore, officers took action against the shark's release from Dobo Harbor, because it was not in accordance with applicable regulations.

Routine inspections and supervision are carried out with PSDKP officers, VAT officers, and coastal fishing port officers behind Wamar, Dobo.

He explained that the legal basis for which the reference was contained in Article 37 of Law 21/2019 concerning KHIT, which reads that Quarantine officers carry out administrative examinations and document conformity.

This examination, he continued, aims to determine the completeness, truth, suitability of the type, and suitability of the number of carrier media with quarantine requirements documents.

"Let's report together to the quarantine officer so that the carrier media sent is guaranteed health and safety by being free from HPHK, HPIK and OPTK," said Ramadhan.

Head of BKHIT Maluku Abdur Rohman added that sending animals and plants from and out of Maluku must go through the gates that have been set by the central government.

Then, these animals and plants must be reported to quarantine officers for the quarantine process and testing of animal and plant health laboratories.

"A total of 16 entrances to fish and plant traffic in Maluku to tighten supervision of the risk of entering and issuing diseases in these commodities," he said.