SUPERVISED by the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee, legal action is be­ing taken nationwide against illicit trading.

On 24 June, teams under the Mon State Illegal Trade Eradication Task Force seized 42 types of goods worth K6.985 million, including 444 bottles of Golden Mountain brand oyster sauce without official docu­ments, from house No 395 and house No 475-A in Thaton. The action was taken under Cus­toms procedures.

On the same day, combined teams managed by the Yangon Region Illegal Trade Eradica­tion Task Force seized 45 bot­tles (each containing 18 litres) of Two Shrimps brand palm oil valued at K2.925 million with­out official documents in Da­gon East District. Additionally, two trucks (valued at approxi­mately K57 million) travelling from Myawady to Yangon and from Mandalay to Yangon were intercepted at the Ywathagyi Dry Port, carrying four types of goods worth K22.58 million, including 250 sets of used bicy­cles from Japan. The action was also conducted under Customs procedures.

On 25 June, a total of 8.374 tonnes of illegal timber valued at K1.138 million was captured in Bago District, and action was taken under the Forest Law.

The Illegal Trade Eradica­tion Steering Committee report­ed seven arrests on 24 and 25 June, with an estimated value of K90.63 million.

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