Illegal goods worth Ks16.93 billion seized in fiscal year 2016-2017

April 27, 2017

Illegal goods worth Ks16.92 billion were seized in fiscal year 2016-2017, said an official from the Ministry of Planning and Finance on 24 April at a meeting which held at the Ministry of Information in Nay Pyi Taw to clarify matters regarding the ministry’s performance during their first year.

“People are saying that the goods will not flow well if the ministry checks the illegal goods at the checkpoints, which are too narrow to check three, four vehicles simultaneously. So, we have widened the checkpoints to be able to check at least two or three vehicles at the same time to reduce the delay of flowing of the goods,” said the official. The customs department seized illegal goods worth Ks16.92 billion at the Yaypu and Mayanchaung checkpoints, as well as through the checkpoints in other regions in fiscal year 2016-2017, according to the customs department.

“Our Yaypu and Mayanchaung checkpoints were reopened recently. In fiscal year 2016-2017, the head office seized illegal goods worth Ks6.58 billion, the customs checkpoints from other states and regions seized the goods worth Ks7.29 billion and Yaypu checkpoint seized illegal goods worth Ks2.22 billion. The Mayanchaung checkpoint seized illegal goods worth Ks822.9 million in March alone.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar