Imported food, beverages seized

Imported food, beverages seized

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Palembang officials confiscated on
Thursday hundreds of items of illegally imported canned food and
beverages in several markets and stores in the city.

The items were seized after the traders failed to show legal
import documents to government officials during the random raid
on Thursday, said chief of Food and Beverage Monitoring Agency
(BPOM) in Palembang, Darwin Rangkuty.

The items, which were cheaper than other brands, were
allegedly smuggled from various countries, including Malaysia,
Singapore and Thailand. -- JP