18 June 2024
Under the oversight of the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee, action is being taken against illicit trading across the country.
On June 14, an unregistered Toyota Crown was seized at the Rampu-Kyetpoungchan junction in Myitkyina Township, Kachin State. Additionally, two Mitsubishi Fuso trucks, one heading to Yangon from Mandalay and the other from Mongla, were seized at the Ywathagyi Dry Port in Yangon Region. These trucks were carrying six types of goods, including 1,500 kilograms of single-use bed sheets.
On June 16 and 17, illegal teak weighing 1.617 tonnes and illegal hardwood weighing 1.809 tonnes were confiscated in Bago and Toungoo districts. Additionally, an unregistered Toyota Caldina in Indakaw town and illegal teak weighing 3.393 tonnes, illegal hardwood weighing 3.225 tonnes, and other illegal timbers weighing 0.479 tonnes were confiscated in Toungoo District.
According to the Committee, nine arrests were made on 14, 16 and 17 June (estimated value of 117.452 million Kyats).
