Illegal timbers, vehicles, raw jade and jewellery seized

 

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

Under the instructions of the Chairman of the Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force, a combined team made inspections at the Mayanchaung Permanent Checkpoint on 10 July, accord­ing to information.

Officials captured a Sub­aru (TT1) car (approximately K6 million) at the 97/7 milepost on the Yangon-Myawady Road. The action was taken under the Customs Procedures.

Similarly, an on-duty team made inspections at the Ka­wkareik (Tadakyoe) Combined Checkpoint under the supervi­sion of the Kayin State Anti-Il­legal Trade Task Force.

They confiscated an un­registered Semi-Trailer (ap­proximately K20 million), and the action was taken under the Customs Procedures.

In addition, on 11 July, an on-duty team conducted patrol inspections at the Yepu Perma­nent Checkpoint.

K19,740,000 worth of uncut jade and jewellery that were illegally carried by a Nissan AD van (approximately K15 million) were captured near Sanlaung village.

On 12 July, an unregis­tered Dyna six-wheel car (ap­proximately K3 million) was confiscated in Kanbalu town­ship, and the action was taken under the Export and Import Law.

In addition, a total of 3.2924 tonnes of illegal timbers worth K1,646,200 were captured in Padaung township under the supervision of the Bago Region Anti-Illegal Trade Task Force.

Therefore, six arrests es­timated at K65,386,200 were made on three consecutive days from 10 to 12 July, accord­ing to the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee.

MNA

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