Illegal trades: Anti-Illegal Trade Task Force seized illegal trade items

The Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee focuses on strict control of illegal trade under the law.

On 26 February, the Chin State Forest Department conducted inspections under the management of the Anti-Illegal Trade Task Force and seized 0.90 ton of illegal Kanyin worth 74,521 Kyats in Paletwa Township of Mindat District, and took action under the Forest Law.

On 27 February, the Customs Department of the Yaypu checkpoint in Shan State also confiscated over 8.32 Kyats worth of 2.77 tons of illegal teak and one Mitsubishi Fuso vehicle worth 50 million Kyats that carried this illegal wood.

The officials took action under the Forest Law. Similarly, the Bago Region Forest Department and combined inspection teams seized 4.45 tons of timbers worth 356,320 Kyats in the forest reserve of Thayawady District on 28 February and took action under the Forest Law.

Moreover, the Mon State Forest Department seized 4.92 tons of illegal timbers worth 186,590 Kyats in the Kyaikhtiyoe forest reserve in Thaton District and took action under the Forest Law.

Therefore, a total of five arrests (estimated value of over 58.94 million Kyats) was made on 26, 27 and 28 February, according to the committee.