One Tonne of After You Milk Bun Confiscated by Indonesian Authorities

Craziest story of the week. Thanks Khun Trachoo for sharing this story. One tonne of Thailand famous After You dessert’s Milk Bun Confiscated by Indonesian authorities at Soekarno-Hatta Airport during 33 enforcement checks carried out in February.

The airport’s customs and excise head Gatot Sugeng Wibowo said in a statement that the buns, identified as viral food products from Thailand, weighed a tonne and valued at 400 million rupiah (RM120,676).

“Passengers found with dozens to hundreds of Milk Bun pieces were suspected of using them for commercial purposes or parcel services,” he noted.

Passengers also lacked the required distribution permits from the country’s Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM).

The After You’s Milk Bun went viral after Indonesian influencer Rachel Vennya reviewed it on her Tiktok in January.

We checked and Shoppee Indonesia is selling from RP 185,000.00 (RM 55) and it is more than 3 times of the actual price in Thailand which is THB 100 (RM 13).

Since I met and know the owner of After You, I did message Khun May about this and she had no idea how did they manage to purchase so many milk buns. She said probably it is purchased from multiple branches.

I will be visiting Bangkok soon and hope to try this milk bun. Usually I will order their Shibuya Toast and Kakigori but will try this Milk Bun if time permits.

For the One Tonne of After You Milk Bun Confiscated by Indonesian Authorities, it was burnt to ashes at the end of the day.

Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/03/08/indonesia-disposes-of-2564-smuggled-thai-milk-buns-seized-at-soekarno-hatta-airport

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