The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry says a significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity has been prevented after biosecurity officers detected and secured approximately 38 tonnes of risk material—including boxes of turtle meat, frog meat, plant products, avian meat, pig meat, beef meat, and raw prawns – from a Sydney warehouse.
A biosecurity officer identified several suspiciously marked boxes leaving a premises while doing a routine inspection.
On 17 February 2023 departmental investigators executed a warrant at a warehouse in New South Wales where investigators…
