SUPERVISED by the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee, effective action is being taken to prevent illegal trade under the law.
A combined team under the supervision of the Ayeyawady Region Anti-Illegal Trade Task Force made inspections on 9 October.
Officials captured an unregistered Toyota Crown car (estimated value of K5,000,000) at the Suspension Bridge Checkpoint on Pathein-Chaungtha Road. The action was taken under the Export and Import Law.
Afterwards, on 11 October, an on-duty team at the Myanmar Industrial Port Container Checkpoint confiscated K19,635,000 worth of cosmetics that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID). The action was taken under the Customs Procedures.
In addition, a combined team led by Myanmar Police Force nabbed two Shacman cars with trailers (approximately K240 million) and a Toyota Crown car (approximately K3 million) that were carrying illegal things on the Shwebo-Myitkyina Road. The action was taken under the law.
Similarly, a combined inspection team under the management of the Magway Region Anti-Illegal Trade Task Force conducted inspections and seized 210 gallons of illegal crude oil worth K630,000 from a vehicle (estimated value of K8 million) near the Minbu-Minhla Road in Minbu township. The action was taken under the Public Property Protection Act.
The Kawkareik (Tadakyoe) Combined Checkpoint captured 70 suitcases without official documents worth K2.1 million from a vehicle and the action was taken under the Customs Procedures.
Therefore, five arrests estimated at K278,365,000 were made on 9 and 11 October, according to the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee. — MNA
