The vow-over meat scandal of Kosovo’s company dealt with is taking regional size. After blocking four containers with about 103 tonnes of expired beef in the Port of Tivar, Montenegrin authorities have indicated that irregularities associated with the same company are also recorded at the Port of Durres.
The news has been disclosed by Montenegro’s Customs Administration, which says information collected on cases in Durres has been exchanged with competent customs administration. The World Customs Organization has also been announced for events.
In terms of communication with customs administrations of neighbouring countries, it has been found that irregularities in connection with this company have been recorded at the Durres Port, for which information has been collected and exchanged with competent customs administrations, it says. Notification Montenegrin customs.
The company “Apetiti” had used the Durres Port earlier for the transport of frozen meat from Brazil. Not just for meat, but for something else.
In June 2022, in a meat container of Groupapet, 45.5kg of cocaine was seized in the port of Durres, which had come from Brazil and had northern Macedonia as its destination.
On that occasion, the son of one of the owners of the Group’s Arben Feriz, and the customs agent at Durres Port, Egert Vargu was arrested.
According to timely reports, cocaine was hidden in a load of chicken.
103 tons of meat expired on just two occasions
The first three containers- In the first case, on September 15th, Montenegrin authorities banned three containers of beef, with total weight of over 77 tonnes.
According to the announcement, the Kosovo company Apetiti had tried to deceive with the tickets imposed on the expired meat deadline. Over the expired deadline, it had been replaced by statements with another use term.
Montenegro’s customs has indicated that meat from these three containers will be destroyed after the legal procedures are completed.
The fourth container — just ten days later, on September 24th, another container with 24,650 kg of frozen beef destined for KPSApet. According to authorities, meat had a deadline of use until May 14, 2026.
Durres, New Path of Investigation
But the official Montenegrin document brings another element that raises serious doubts that this company was making irregularities even through Albanian customs.
The Customs Administration says that, through communication with the customs administration of neighbouring countries, it has been found that irregularities related to the company have also been recorded at the Durres Port.
Insander will explore what happened next to the cargo related to the Apetite at the Port of Durres?
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The company Aveetit has stated that the banned shipments in Montenegro have not entered import procedure and have not been placed in the market in Kosovo or other countries of the region. The company has linked the deadline to delays in shipping.
Meanwhile, Montenegrin authorities have provided a version requiring further investigation: in the case of the first three containers, they have declared that the original labels with the deadline were removed and replaced by other statements.
In Kosovo, the Food and Veterinary Agency has indicated that it has increased the level of controls for the operator Apetit) and that, if risks for food safety are found, appropriate measures will be taken.
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