Woman fined for refusing to surrender roast geese at Changi
Airport
SINGAPORE : A woman was fined $3,000 for trying to bring in two
roast geese from China, and refusing to hand them over to the
authorities.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said Tan Chai Peng was
stopped at Changi Airport's Terminal 2 on September 30 and told to
surrender the birds for disposal because she did not have a licence
to bring them in.
She refused to hand the geese over and threw them on the floor
instead.
She was fined $3,000 for obstructing Immigration & Checkpoints
Authority (ICA) officers in the execution of their duties.
And another charge of importing two roast geese from China was also
taken into consideration in sentencing.
Under Singapore laws, a licence and a permit are required before
importing meat and meat products into Singapore.
Travellers are allowed to bring in small quantities of meat for
personal consumption, but this must be limited to 5 kilogrammes per
person and come from a country approved by the AVA.
Beef, mutton, pork and poultry in any form cannot be brought in
from Malaysia, Thailand, China, Indonesia and India. - CNA/de
