Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, said while the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indeed had the right to issue a withhold release order (WRO) on palm oil exported by any party to the country, it disagreed for such action to be taken without allowing the company to prove whether the claim was baseless. KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities Industry (MPIC) has expressed regret and disapproval regarding the drastic action taken by the United States (US) to bar the entry of palm oil produced by Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) without giving the company an opportunity to defend itself.
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Washington, DC - A Chinese citizen was extradited from Malaysia to the United States today to face charges for money laundering.
Kang Juntao, 24, of Hangzhou City, China, was charged in February 2019 with financing a nationwide ring of individuals who smuggled at least 1,500 protected turtles out of the United States valued at $2,250,000.
“The Department of Justice is committed to prosecuting criminals who abuse the U.S. financial system to fund their illegal enterprises,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jonathan D. Brightbill of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. “I thank the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their extraordinary efforts in this case to support the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s mission to protect America’s wildlife.”