Saturday, April 30, 2022

Illegal timbers, gold-panning equipment, boats, consumer goods, foodstuffs and vehicles seized

 


SUPERVISED by the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee, action is being taken against illicit trade under the law.

On 27 April, combined inspection teams led by the Myanmar Police Force under the supervision of the Magway Region Anti-Illegal Trade Task Force conducted inspections. They seized 11 illegal rock-pump trucks used in gold mines (estimated value of K265,000,000) in Magway Township. The action was taken under the inland waterway transport law.

On the same day, four iron body boats (estimated value of K140,000,000) and a cargo boat (estimated value of K1,500,000) were seized, and action was taken under the Conservation of Water Resources and Rivers Law.

Similarly, on 28 April, officials on duty at the Myanmar Industrial Port Container Checkpoint seized K5,700,000 worth of clothes, which were imported over the declared amount in the import declaration, and at the Asia World Port Container Checkpoint confiscated K5,700,000 worth of the porcelains, which were contrary to the import declaration. Then, at the MIPL Port, K58,711,000 worth of 27 vehicles, which were not taken out for over a year after the opening of the import declaration, were confiscated. Officials took action against them under the Customs Law.

Similarly, the Ma -yanchaung checkpoint of Mon State also captured K6,000,000 worth of illegal imported Lipovitan-D bottles from a truck heading to Mandalay from Myawady and charged under the Customs Law.

On 29 April, the inspection team led by the Bago Region Forest Department seized K2,240,454 worth of 15.5146 tonnes of illegal timbers in the Bago and Toungoo and Thayawady districts and took action under the Forest Law.

Afterwards, the Police Force conducted the inspections and seized two unregistered motorbikes, totally worth K200,000, in ChaungU and Monywa Townships. The action was taken under the Export and Import Law.

Therefore, 52 arrests (estimated value of K835,851,454) were made from 27 to 29 April, according to the committee.

MNA

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