Illegal trade: Illegal timbers, animal feeds, unregistered vehicles seized

The efforts are being made to take effective action supervised by the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee, against illegal trades across the country.

On 17 May, the on-duty inspection team under the management of the Kayin State Anti-Illegal Trade Eradication Special Task Force seized bags of illegal cement that showed no official documents and four six-wheel trucks, which carried those illegal items at the Kawkareik(Tadakyoe) Checkpoint in Kayin State.

Similarly, on 18 May, the inspection team of the Thanlwin Bridge checkpoint confiscated the second-hand mobiles from a vehicle heading to Mandalay from Myawady. In addition, the Hteedan Port container terminal checkpoint captured business equipment that was not declared in the Import Declaration on 17 May.

At the Myanmar Industrial Port container terminal checkpoint captured home appliances that were not declared in the Import Declaration on 18 May.

Similarly, the team led by the Bago Township Customs Department captured foodstuffs and animal feedstuff from a vehicle between Nyaungkhashay and Waw townships.

On 19 May, the team led by Bago Region Forest Department seized illegal timbers in Yedashe Township. On the same day, Police confiscated three unregistered vehicles in Monywa Township.

Therefore, 20 arrests at an estimated value of 170.07 million Kyats were made on 17, 18 and 19 May, according to the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering committee.