A total of 0.354 tonne of illegal teak and 12.168 tonnes of illegal timbers valued at K774,870 were captured in Ingapu and Kyangin townships on 3 April. The action was conducted under the Forest Law.
During inspections on 3 and 4 April, illegal timbers weighing 15.932 tonnes worth K8,876,162 were seized in Mindon township. The action was taken under the Forest Law.
On the same day, the combined teams impounded two kinds of goods worth K107,659,944, including 5,358.24 square metres of ceramic tiles that were different from the Import Declaration (ID) from five containers at the Myanmar Industrial Port and two kinds of goods valued at K89,674,830 including 5,000 kilogrammes of Alpha cement bags (empty) that were not declared in the ID from 31 containers at the Asia World Port Terminal container checkpoints. The action was taken under Customs procedures.
On 4 April, the combined teams seized a Mitsubishi Pajero car (approximately K30 million) heading to PyinOoLwin from Mandalay, carrying 65 kilogrammes of suspected jade worth K3.25 million without official documents at the 16th-Mile Kyaukchaw checkpoint. The action was taken under Customs procedures.
On the same day, the combined team confiscated a Nissan Diesel truck (estimated value of K30 million), travelling from Thamanya to Yangon, carrying 282 sets of Mazon toilet commode valued at K7.05 million without official documents near the Shwethanlwin tollgate in Phayagyi. The action was taken under Customs procedures.
During inspections on 4 and 5 April, the combined teams captured an unregistered Honda Fit car (approximately K8 million) and two unregistered vehicles (approximately K20 million) at the Yadanabon Bridge combined checkpoint and an unregistered Yamaha motorbike (estimated value of K1 million) in Laezin village in Monywa township. The action was taken under the Export and Import Law.
On the same day, the combined teams supervised by the Yangon Region Illegal Trade Eradication Special Task Force nabbed a Fuso FZ tractor head with a trailer (approximately K120 million), heading to Yangon from Thamanya, carrying two kinds of goods worth K18.81 million, including 7,500 kilogrammes of Golda Shortening chemical supplier that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) at the Ywathagyi Dry Port and an unregistered Toyota Alphard car (estimated value of K4 million) in Insein township. These action was taken under Customs procedures and the Export and Import Law.
On 5 April, the combined teams seized 1,950 kilogrammes of illegal various fishes worth K675,000 from a wooden boat in Kyunsu township, two fishing boats (approximately K7 million) without official documents in Kawthoung township and an unregistered Yamaha FINN155 motorbike (estimated value of K500,000) in Bokpyin township. These actions were taken under Customs procedures and the Export and Import Law.
On the same day, two unregistered Shacman SX-2150 trucks (approximately K40 million) were captured in Waingmaw township, and action was taken under the Export and Import Law.
The Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee reported that 41 arrests were made on three consecutive days from 3 to 5 April, with an estimated value of K497 million.
MNA/MKKS
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