Illegal trade: Timbers, auto parts,consumer goods,vehicles seized

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

A total of 2.275 tonnes of illegal timbers was seized by the side of the road in Phayagyi Hill near the railway station in Pathein township on 9 October.

The Customs on-duty teams on 10 and 11 October and confiscated 93 kinds of goods including 21.94 tonnes of auto parts and 7,800 square metres of ceramic floor tiles from nine containers at the Asia World Port Terminal container checkpoint and an Isuzu Giga truck headed to Yangon from Myawady, carrying three kinds of goods including 50 Panasonic bicycles (used) at the Mayanchaung permanent checkpoint.

On 11 October, the combined teams seized two kinds of goods including 42 Honnanbo electric rice cookers from a vehicle travelling from Myawady to Taunggyi at the Kawkareik (Tadakyoe) combined checkpoint and a total of 0.419 tonne of illegal teaks,in Toungoo districts. The on-duty team captured an unregistered Honda CR-V at the Kanlel Bridge checkpoint on Pathein-Monywa road in Mindon township on 11 October.

A total of nine arrests were made on three consecutive days from 9 to 11 October, with an estimated value of 116.118 million Kyats as reported by the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee.