Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/15
By: Wu Hsin-yun and Evelyn Kao
Taipei, Oct. 15 (CNA) A total of 181 people have been fined since September for trying to
Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine
bring meat products into Taiwan from China, with 25 given the maximum fine of NT$15,000 (US$486), the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine said Monday.
China has reported 37 outbreaks of African swine fever in nine provinces, regions and cities and the disease continues to spread, the bureau said in a statement.
Last week, six passengers were caught trying to carry raw pork from China into Taiwan through airports and all were given the maximum fine.
According to bureau statistics, the 181 cases were reported between Sept. 1 and Oct. 14.
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