Destroy more than 14 tons of pork and animal products of unknown origin and smell

Thanh Toan - Duc Thien January 31, 2021 12:53

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 31, Nghe An Market Management Team No. 4 coordinated with functional agencies of Quynh Luu district to destroy more than 14 tons of pork and animal products of unknown origin discovered being transported in a car.

Pork in foam boxes transported on a car, seized by Market Management Team No. 4 on January 30. Photo: Thanh Toan

Previously, at 3:30 p.m. on January 30, in Quynh Xuan ward, townHoang Mai, the patrol and control team of Market Management Team No. 4 (Nghe An Market Management Department) inspected the container truck with license plate 51C7-4693; 51R - 173.25 driven by Nguyen Quang Vu, born in 1992, permanent resident of Hoa Binh commune, Kon Tum city, Kon Tum province.

The pork smelled rotten. Photo: Thanh Toan

Market management team No. 4 discovered 14.4 tons of drugs on the transport vehicle.porkand animal products (including more than 5.3 tons of pork, 8.6 tons of milk and 420 kg of young chicken eggs). All goods were contained in foam boxes, without documents of origin, had changed color and gave off a foul smell.

According to the driver's confession, this quantity of goods was hired by a shop owner in Hanoi (name unknown) to transport to production and business establishments in the South for consumption.

The young chicken eggs smelled. Photo: Duc Thien

Due to not meeting food safety standards, Market Management Team No. 4 and other functional forces have drawn up a record anddestroyall of the above goods./.

Thanh Toan - Duc Thien