Without documents, package 334 birds of Payakumbuh are secured in Merak

Cilegon – The Indonesian quarantine agency (barantin) by the Animal Quarantine Center, Fish and Banten Plant (Banten Quarantine) obscures the smuggling of 334 illegal birds. Hundreds of birds are known without documents. The illegal bird is planned to be sent to Jakarta of Payakumbuh City, West Sumatra, by the port of Merak. There are about 10 types of birds known without quarantine documents. “Birds that have been successfully ensured to 334 tails consist of 200 pleci, 8 pieces, 20 branches cucak, 1 beard cucak, 1 tail, 20 mandarin, 8 mandarin, 20 tails, 20 konin, serindit 36,” said Thursday (6/19/2025). Browse to continue with the pricklash, started with a report from the public that there were private cars carrying birds without the required quarantine documents at 09.00 WIB from the port of Bakauheni. After arriving at the Merak Crossing Port at Pier 7 at 11:20, the quarantine officer stopped the car to check. After looking at the back seat of the car, officers found hundreds of birds without the required documents. “This action is a violation of the Act Number 21 of 2019 regarding animal, fish and plant quarantine, especially in section 88 Juncto Article 35 letters (A) and (c). Where each traffic media, both animals, fish and plants and their products and their products must be reported to the quarantine officials, by the place of income and expenditure. The quarantine agency then conducts an examination that includes administration, physical and condition of the bird to ensure that the bird is healthy. Officers also conducted a bird flu lab through the Rapid AI test and found negative results. “After being confirmed healthy, the birds were released in the Mangrove Pik Ecotourism area on Wednesday (18/06), along with the DKI Jakarta forestry parks and the city office.