Illegal trade: Illegal teak, industrial materials, vehicles seized

An effective action is being taken to prevent illegal trade under the law supervised by the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee.

A Hino Profia van carrying 3,300 kilogrammes of Diamond Non-Woven Interlining near the Inndaing checkpoint and an unregistered Toyota Crown near the Mingaladon Police Station on Yangon-Pyay Road in Mingaladon township on 18 July, a Toyota Probox carrying 580 kilogrammes of frozen chicken in the Thai language labels on Mongton-Monghsat Road on 19 July, 45 slim bags from luggage at the Yangon International Airport (Import Desk) on 19 July, a Fuso bus and a Voxy vehicle heading to Yangon from Myawady near Naunglon (ေနာင္လုံ) bridge in Hpa-an township and six kinds of goods including 3,600 boxes of Deedo juice and 360 litres of Two Shrimps palm oil on 20 July, a total of 3.872 tonnes of illegal teak and 5.611 tonnes of illegal other timbers in Toungoo and Thayawady districts on 21 July.

According to the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee, a total of 13 arrests were conducted on four consecutive days from 18 to 21 July, involving items with an estimated value of over 133.286 million Kyat.