Illegal foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial materials, electronics and vehicles seized
Illegal foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial materials, electronics and vehicles seized
Ministry of Information/ Naypyitaw / April 01, 2023
THE on-duty Customs team under the management of the Customs Department made inspections on 28, 29 and 30 March and nabbed three kinds of goods including 2,600 kilogrammes of clothes worth K1.092,000 that were not declared in the Export Declaration (ED) from three containers at the Asia World Port Terminal container checkpoint, eight kinds of goods including 372 remote-control toy cars, 1,900 kilogrammes of sponges and 2,000 kilogrammes of textiles that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) from five containers at the Hteedan Port container checkpoint and seven kinds of goods including 40 cartons of RCBO 100mA breakers worth K361,210 that needed the Import Licence and K23,650,000 worth of cigarettes, eight mobile phones (used) without official documents from luggage at the Yangon International Airport (Import Desk). The action was taken under Customs procedures.
On 29 March, a combined on-duty team under the supervision of the Mandalay Region Illegal Trade Eradication Task Force at the 16th-Mile Kyaukchaw checkpoint confiscated industrial materials and household appliances worth K9.26 million that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) from a Nissan Diesel tractor head and a trailer (approximately K100 million) heading to Muse from Mandalay. The action was taken under Customs procedures.
In addition, a combined team under the management of the Yangon Region Illegal Trade Eradication Task Force captured three kinds of goods including 44 cartons of Singha beer and 341 cartons of drinks worth K6,584,400 without official documents on Maydawi road and Thudhamma road in North Okkalapa township. The action was taken under Customs procedures.
Therefore, 15 arrests (estimated value of K279,638,401) were made on three consecutive days from 28 to 30 March, according to the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee.
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