Illegal trade: Timbers, consumer goods, electronics, vehicles seized

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

On 6 March, 426 cartons of illegal foreign cigarettes at the Kanyintaw creek in Pyathat village of Maungtaw Township, a total of 5.39 tonnes of illegal timbers from a Hino auto near Uto village on Yangon-Pyay Road in Taikkyi Township, 21 kinds of goods including (Wireman and Saga PVC pipes) at the Asia World Port container checkpoint, on 7 March, six kinds of goods at the Yangon International Airport (Import Desk) including TIT Oberron Poly Screw 5.5 mm packet, Two kinds of goods including 15,270 kilogrammes of the evaporator, a Cheng Long tractor-head and a trailer at the No 2 Highway junction on Yangon-Hpa-an road, four kinds of goods (including wireless routers) from a Toyota Alphard that were smuggled from China and 21 Oppo AB 2020 mobile phones and 100 various (used) mobile phones from a passenger who returned to Myanmar from Ruili, China at the Sinphyu checkpoint in Muse township, an unregistered Hero Honda 100 motorbike in Tamu Township and an unregistered Isuzu car in Sagaing Township, a total of 4.93 tonnes of illegal teak in Homalin Township were seized.

Therefore, 15 arrests (estimated value of 282.366 million Kyats) were made on three consecutive days from 6 to 8 March, according to the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee.