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JMC-G seizes meat worth 6 lakh at Jaipur airport
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Jaipur: On Janmashtami, Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater's (JMC-G) animal management branch carried out a major operation at Jaipur airport and seized 749kg of illegal goat meat that was being sent to Bengaluru Saturday.
The seized meat, packed in 19 cartons, is estimated to be worth around Rs 6 lakh.
Rakesh Kaloria, in-charge officer of the animal management branch of JMC-G, said he received a tip-off that around 5.30pm a large consignment of banned goat meat would be transported from the airport. Acting swiftly, his team reached the spot and found several cartons of meat. By the time they arrived, some boxes already passed through scanning, but after discussions with the airport authorities, those boxes were also retrieved, he said.
During the operation, private security guards at the airport allegedly misbehaved with the municipal team, leading to a heated argument between Kaloria and one of the guards. Despite the disturbance, the team took the seized meat to the dumping yard where it was destroyed using chemical methods.
Kaloria said, "To transport any kind of meat, paperwork is required, including fitness checks and details of the source. These people had no such documents, yet the meat entered the airport premises. How this was allowed is a big question."
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