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View all search resultsAuthorities have not found durian smuggled from Malaysia entering Batam
Local durian farmers reported that at least 10 tonnes of Malaysian durian enter Indonesia illegally every day.
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Authorities in Batam, Riau Islands, said they had not found any illegal durian imports from Malaysia despite tightened supervision.
Batam Customs and Excise Office compliance and information service section head Evi Octavia said that supervision of imported agriculture products, including durian, had been tightened in the past month.
“We are monitoring the exit and entrance air routes, [as well as] containers passing through Batu Ampar port and Punggur port,” she told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
“Any products without complete documents cannot exit Batam.”
So far, the Batam customs office has not acted against durian imports.
Evi said her office had invited several airlines to hold focus group discussions in the past month to stress that products without documents should not be taken outside Batam.
Meanwhile, the Riau Islands Animal, Fish and Plants Quarantine Agency said it had yet to receive any reports of illegal durian imports from Malaysia and was only aware of the official gateway set up by the government.
