Food importer fined $100k

[Ranmaru Mori]

Sep 29, 2010

Food importer fined $100k

By Khushwant Singh, Court Reporter

Chan Soo Har of Dried Seafood Trading in Sungei Kadut was fined $100,000 for importing 1,050kg of dried pork and beef products from Vietnam without a licence from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority. -- PHOTO: AVA

-- PHOTO: AVA

FOOD importer Chan Soo Har of Dried Seafood Trading in Sungei Kadut was fined $100,000 for importing 1,050kg of dried pork and beef products from Vietnam without a licence from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority. Chan, 62, had declared the meat products as yellow tail fish in the cargo clearance permit. The import was detected by ICA officers during the scanning of the container. Chan was unable to pay the fine and will serve the 10-week default jail sentence. The prosecuting officer had asked for the maximum fine to be imposed as Chan was a repeat offender. In 2009, he was fined $10,000 for smuggling in 700kg of dried pig tendons from Vietnam.

 

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Local importer fined $100,000 for contravening licence condition


Local importer fined $100,000 for contravening licence condition
Posted: 29 September 2010 1206 hrs
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SINGAPORE: A local importer has been fined the maximum of $100,000 for contravening his licence.

Chan Soo Har of Dried Seafood Trading was charged on Wednesday morning with importing 1,050 kilogrammes of dried beef and pork products from Vietnam on May 13 in contravention of a licensing condition.

He was issued a licence to import, export and trans-ship meat or fish products.

However, one of the conditions of the licence is that Chan must apply for a permit to import every consignment of meat or fish products.

In this instance, the accused had declared the meat products as yellow tail fish in the cargo clearance permit.

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said this was the second related offence committed by Chan. - CNA/fa