Macao Customs Service officers raided a parallel-trading den in the peninsula’s northern district on Thursday where they seized 950 kg of frozen beef worth around 30,000 patacas in total, according to a Friday statement.
On Thursday, the statement said, customs officers caught a 29-year-old local female who ran the den and had hired a number of parallel traders to smuggle frozen beef from Macau to the mainland.
The suspect faces a fine in compliance with the relevant provisions listed in the External Trade Law, the statement said.
Moreover, the statement added, the suspect violated Macau’s Food Safety Law as the supposedly frozen beef was stored merely at room temperature, adding that the Macao Customs Service has meanwhile transferred the case to the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) for follow-up action.
This undated handout photo provided by the Macau Customs Service on Friday shows dozens of cartons of frozen beef stored merely at room temperature at a parallel trading den in Macau peninsula’s northern district on Thursday.
