Company director and manager slapped with additional charges in 'meat cartel' case

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JOHOR BARU (Bernama): A frozen food supply company, its director and its manager, who had been charged with using fake trade descriptions, were charged in the Sessions Court here with other offences on Thursday (April 22).

LY Frozen Food Sdn Bhd, its director Yong Chee Keong, 40, and manager Chong Kim Kuang, 48, were charged with four counts each of abetment and possession of prohibited goods worth RM643,465.39 on Dec 15 last year.

Chong faces four charges of colluding with LY Frozen Food, Yong and Tan over possession of the prohibited goods. Among the prohibited items were 821 boxes of frozen beef under the Warrnambool brand, 264 boxes of frozen lamb under the Viro Carni brand and 252 boxes of frozen chicken under the Seara brand.

The court set bail at RM100,000 for Yong with one surety, along with an additional condition requiring him to report to the nearest police station twice a month.The court set June 3 for mention and submission of documents for the charges.

 

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