Illegal goods and unregistered vehicles seized nationwide

UNDER the supervision of the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee, enforce­ment teams continue taking legal action to suppress illegal trading across several regions.

 

On 2 May, combined teams supervised by the Shan State Illegal Trade Eradication Task Force conducted inspections at various locations. Authorities discovered 51 types of consumer goods without customs clear­ance near Muse Township’s Sinphyu checkpoint, with an estimated value of K8.275 mil­lion. In Hopong Township of the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone, inspections on 11 vehicles trav­elling from Tachilek to Taunggyi led to the seizure of 41 types of consumer goods, four types of industrial materials, and five types of food products. These items had no legal documen­tation and were valued at ap­proximately K485.908 million. The vehicles involved—five Mitsubishi Fuso trucks, four Nissan Diesel trucks, one Hino Profia truck and one Shwe Chan truck—were valued at K550 mil­lion. The total estimated value of seized goods and vehicles in Shan State was K1,044.183 mil­lion, and legal action is under­way in accordance with customs procedures.

 

In Taninthayi Region, on the same day, combined teams under the regional task force carried out searches in Kaw­thoung. At the Shwe Zin Yaw ward’s Pyinma street, they im­pounded three types of unreg­istered industrial equipment worth K60.5 million. At a ware­house on No 4 Ywama Road in Shwe Hintha ward, authorities seized eight more types of ille­gal industrial goods valued at K100.3 million. The total value seized in the region reached K160.8 million, and authorities are proceeding with customs-re­lated enforcement.

 

Officials under the Cus­toms Department also inspect­ed eight containers at the Asia World Port Terminal and seized three types of undocumented industrial items and one type of consumer good, with an esti­mated value of K722.999 million. At Yangon International Airport, items found in a passenger’s baggage included three types of consumer goods without legal documents, valued at K18 mil­lion. The total seized in Yangon Region amounted to K740.999 million, and appropriate legal action is ongoing.

 

On 2 and 3 May, combined inspection teams in Sagaing Region, managed by the re­gional task force made several interceptions. At the Yadana­bon Bridge checkpoint, they seized three unregistered ve­hicles worth K31.5 million. Near Kyaw Htet traffic light junction in Sagaing, another two unreg­istered vehicles were seized, worth K35 million. At the Kan­talu checkpoint, a food product lacking proper transport doc­umentation was confiscated, valued at K16.65 million.

 

On 3 May, in Bago Region, the local squad supervised searches at the Kali checkpoint. A vehicle travelling from Thaton to Yangon was found carrying three types of food products without legal documentation, worth K4.182 million. The vehi­cle, a Toyota Hilux, was valued at K20 million. Another vehi­cle travelling from Hpa-an to Yangon was stopped near Shwe Thanlwin Tollgate in Bago. It was transporting five types of in­dustrial goods without support­ing documents, valued at K11.08 million. The vehicle involved, a Ngwe Kyair Sin truck, was worth K50 million. Authorities have initiated customs-related procedures.

 

Authorities also seized a total of 1.738 tonnes of illegal teak and 40.137 tonnes of oth­er timber worth approximately K7.33 million and took action under the Forest Law in Bago and Pyay districts. The total val­ue of timber-related seizures amounted to K92.59 million.

 

In a separate operation managed by the Mandalay Re­gion Illegal Trade Eradication Task Force, combined inspec­tion teams carried out checks at Shwekyetyet jetty. They seized seven kinds of consumer goods without official documentation, worth around K32.29 million, transported from Mandalay to Myitkyina. They also seized a Mitsubishi Canter truck used for transporting the goods, worth about K28 million. The total val­ue of these items reached K60.29 million, and legal action is taken under customs procedures.

 

On 2 and 3 May, officials seized 53 cases in total, with the estimated value of goods seized reaching approximately K2.18 billion. — MNA/KZL