Illegal beef hits East Kalimantan

Illegal beef hits East Kalimantan

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: A senior government official
expressed concern on Tuesday over the rampant distribution of
illegal beef in East Kalimantan province, which according to his
estimate amounted to 160 kilograms per day.

The illegal beef could be harmful for local residents as there
was no system to check for diseases, according to the chief of
the Animal Husbandry Office at the East Kalimantan provincial
administration, Syaiful Achyar.

Worse, the illegal beef, which is not equipped with legal
documents, is popular among the public, because the prices are
much cheaper than legal beef, said Achyar.

The illegal beef, often imported from India, costs residents
Rp 20,000 a kilogram, compared to a whopping Rp 45,000 per
kilogram of the legal one. -- JP