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