llegal timbers, foodstuffs, unregistered motorbikes seized

SUPERVISED by the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee, effective action is being taken to prevent illegal trade under the law.
An on-duty team made inspections at the container checkpoint of Htidan Port Container Terminal on 5 July, according to information.
Officials confiscated 61,440 kilogrammes of cashew nuts worth K102,604,800 that were reported by the owner to abandon because the P.R.A Test Risk Analysis certification was not available from another country. The effective action was prosecuted under the Customs Procedures.
Similarly, on 7 July, a patrol team made inspections at Yepu Permanent Checkpoint of Shan State under Customs Procedures.
They captured ceramic bowls worth K400,000 that exceeded the Import Declaration (ID) from a truck heading from Muse to Mandalay township, and the action was taken under the Customs Procedures.
In addition, on 8 July, an unregistered a Canda 125 motorbike and an unregistered Scoopy motorbike (approximately K900,000) were captured in Shwebo township. The action was taken under the Export and Import Law.
Therefore, four arrests estimated at K103,904,800 were made on 5, 7 and 8 July, according to the Anti-Illegal Trade Steering Committee. — MNA