Illegal Trade: Illegal Timbers, Foodstuffs, Unregistered Vehicles Seized

The effective action is being taken to prevent illegal trade under the law supervised by the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee.

The On-duty Combined Inspection Team confiscated illegal M-150 juice bottles from a passenger bus and fishing nets that showed no official documents from a truck heading from Myawady to Yangon at the Mayanchaung  Permanent Checkpoint on 7 June.

On 8 June, an inspection team led by the Forest Department captured illegal charcole in Monywa Township. Moreover, on the same day, a team led by Police Force captured an unregistered Honda Fit GD car in Monywa Township and an unregistered Nissan AD Van car in Sagaing Township. At the Mahlwaltaung  Checkpoint officials seized 20 bags of illegal mixed lead from a vehicle heading from Myeik to Yangon.

A team led by the Forest Department under the supervision of the Bago Region Anti-Illegal Trade Task Force captured illegal timbers in Yedashe  and Ottwin  townships. Therefore, nine arrests (approximately 43.378 million Kyats) were made on 7 and 8 June, according to the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee.