The carrier of 2.2 tons of rotten cattle meat that was being burnt by concerned agencies stealthily removed the meat from the incineration site in Dong Nai province yesterday afternoon.
The carrier of 2.2 tons of rotten cattle meat that was being burnt by concerned agencies stealthily removed the meat from the incineration site in Dong Nai province yesterday afternoon.
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| A market management officer poured petrol on the bags of rotten meat before setting them on fire |
At 10 am yesterday morning, market management officers in Dong Nai and a veterinary unit of the province’s Bien Hoa city discovered a freezing truck transporting 2.2 tons of rotten cow and buffalo meat packed in 33 bags.
The truck’s driver, 27-year-old Nguyen Van Hoan, failed to produce any documents related to the meat, saying that he was hired to transport it from Hanoi to HCMC’s district 12.
The inspectors made a report about their finding and escorted the truck to a yard in Long Binh Ward for destruction of the meat.
At 5:15 pm, all the bags of meat were put in a large hole in the yard and set on fire with about 5 liters of petrol. About 20 minutes later, the officers in charge left the area.
At that time the fire just burnt the upper layer of bags of meat and then died down due to the wetness of the rotten meat.
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| The freezing truck that was escorted to the incineration site in Long Binh Ward |
At this moment, Hoan, his assistant and another man rushed to the fire and pulled all the bags of meat out of the hole.
They then loaded the bags of meat back onto the truck and drove it towards Binh Duong province.
As a joint inspection team, including economic police, market management, veterinary force, arrived at the scene, the lighting system in the warehouse area was turned off.
The inspectors asked the enterprise’s staff to turn on the power but they said only their boss knew where the switch was. Thirty minutes later, when the light was switched on, the truck had disappeared.
The inspectors examined the warehouse and seized more than 1 ton of rotten stinking pig organs without any documents about its origin.
The team is continuing its investigation to track down Hoang and his truck.
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The flames died down after burning only several of the 33 bags of rotten meat |
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All the bags of meat were taken back by Hoan, his assistant and another man |
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| Hoan signed the report made by the inspectors before his truck was escorted to the incineration site. |
(Source: TTNews)
