meat cartel

The same company and executives were previously charged with possessing and distributing unauthorised frozen products and using false halal logos.

This is the second arrest involving Maqis officers in Johor in connection with the meat cartel case.

They are suspected of involvement in the smuggling of frozen non-halal raw meat from banned source countries.

It says the abattoirs are also compliant with animal welfare and food safety programmes.

The police have also opened investigation papers on the issue although no one has been arrested so far.