Anti-Illegal Trade: Illegal teak, unregistered vehicle seized

The effective action is being taken to prevent illegal trade under the law under the supervising of the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee.

On 13 March, a combined inspection team conducted inspections at the Mayanchaung Checkpoint and seized an unregistered Toyota Wish vehicle, driven out from the detour road at milestone 96 miles and five furlongs according to a report, and action is taken under the Export/Import Law.

On 17 March, combined inspection teams led by the Bago Region Department of Forest under the management of the Bago Region Anti-Illegal Trade Special Task Force carried out inspections according to a report and confiscated 6.04 tons of illegal teak from a forest reserve in Bago District.

Therefore, two arrests (estimated value of over 6.812 million Kyats) were made on 13 March and 17 March, according to Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee.

Similarly, the Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation adopts the Community Monitoring and Reporting System (CMRS) to curb the illegal timber and forest products.

According to the data collected between 7 and 13 March, the department seized a total of 287.553 tons of illegal timbers including 38.51 tons of teak, 51.03 tons of hardwood and 198.008 tons of others in regions/states and Nay Pyi Taw and arrested 31 suspects with 24 vehicles, according to the department.