Truck seized for illegal transportation of palm trees

Muscat: A truck has been seized for transporting palm trees without obtaining a permit in South Al Batinah Governorate.

"The Agricultural Control Team in South Al Batinah Governorate was able to seize a truck that violated the Agricultural Quarantine Law for transporting palm trees without obtaining a permit, as transporting palm shoots and palm trees from affected areas to healthy areas is one of the main reasons for the spread of the red palm weevil,” the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources said in a statement.