Illegal trade: Timbers, foodstuffs, 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.

7,000 kilogrammes of iron pipes from a stationed Nissan Diesel auto at 52/2-Milepost on the Mandalay-Lashio Road, 29,000 kilogrammes of iron sheets from four stationed vehicles near 22nd-Milepost on the Mandalay-Lashio Road, 44,200 kilogrammes of iron pipes from stopped six stationed vehicles on the bypass road of PyinOoLwin and 22,100 kilogrammes of iron pipes from three vehicles heading to Mandalay from Chinshwehaw at the 16thMile Kyaukchaw checkpoint, 1,800 kilogrammes of multi-vita plus sugar-coated tablets from a Dagon Tawwin truck heading to Yangon from Myawady on 7 March and 25 cartons of instant rice vermicelli and 125 cartons of Lactasoy from a Yutong bus heading to Yangon from Myawady on 8 March.

On 8 and 9 March, a total of 39.1748 tonnes of illegal teak in Bago, Pyu, Kyaukdaga, Latpadan and Yedashe Townships, on 9 March, 1,422 litres of vegetable oil from a Toyota Hiace auto at the Thanlwin Bridge (Hpa-an) combined checkpoint and 125 Camel motorbike tyres from a vehicle at the Kawkareik (Tadakyoe) combined checkpoint, 590 cartons of tiles from a Hino Profia vehicle were confiscated.

Therefore, 42 arrests (estimated value of 838.551 million Kyats) were made on three consecutive days from 7 to 9 March, according to the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee.