On 22 April, combined on-duty teams, managed by the Bago Region Illegal Trade Eradication Special Task Force, confiscated two Yutong buses (estimated value K70 million). One bus was travelling from Thamanya to Yangon, while the other was en route from Hpa-an to Mandalay. These buses were found carrying seven types of goods, valued at K12.85 million, including 6,000 bottles of Lactasoy without official documents at the Nyaungkhashay x-ray station.
Additionally, illegal teak weighing 1.764 tonnes, illegal hardwood weighing 0.656 tonne, and other illegal timbers weighing 2.251 tonnes, valued at K1.468 million, were seized in Bago, Toungoo, and Pyay districts. The action was taken under Customs procedures and the Forest Law.
The Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee reported seven arrests made on 22 April, with an estimated value of K84.318 million. — MNA/MKKS
