Three or four checks, then one big raid: How a Puchong chicken warehouse that flouted halal rules ran for 20 years

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — A chicken slaughtering and processing warehouse in Puchong has been found to have operated for at least 20 years, despite flouting halal rules. Police raided the site under Operation Taring Chiller and seized over 6.5 tonnes of chicken that was processed in violation of Syariah-compliant slaughtering and halal certification requirements.

The warehouse owner, a 34-year-old local man, and 12 Bangladeshi and Pakistani men are currently detained. The investigation revealed that Jais and other enforcement agencies carried out three to four raids and inspections on the warehouse over the years. The live chicken supply is believed to have come from poultry farms in the Sepang area, and the processed chicken was distributed to eateries, grocery stores, and supermarkets across the Klang Valley.

The case is under investigation for violation of the Trade Descriptions (Definition of Halal) Order 2011 and the Environmental Quality Act 1974.