Illegal Trade: Timbers, Minerals, Raw Chemicals And Vehicles Confiscated

An effective action is being taken to prevent illegal trade under the law supervised by the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee. On 20 August, an inspection team led by the Kyunsu  township Forest Department confiscated illegal timbers from a wooden boat and related things in the Kywekayan  Creek in Kyunsu township of Myeik district.

On 21 August, a combined team seized an unregistered B/N Light truck without the Import Licence Approval at the container checkpoint of Asia World Port Terminal. Similarly, an inspection team nabbed raw chemicals without official documents from a Nissan 22-wheel truck and a Mitsubishi Fuso 22-wheel truck heading from Myawady to Yangon near the Phayagyi Tollgate.

On 22 August, a combined team captured 58 bags of minerals (mixed tin-tungsten) without official documents in Sanchi Ward of Dawei Township. On 23 August, illegal timbers were confiscated in Bago and Pyay districts. Therefore, 11 arrests estimated at 373.52 million Kyats were made on four consecutive days from 20 to 23 August, according to the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee.