Illegal medicines, foodstuffs, consumer goods, electronics and vehicles confiscated

On 21, 22 and 23 March, the on-duty teams under the management of the Customs Department nabbed three kinds of goods including 440 space robots (toy) with recharge worth K1.98 million that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) from a container at the Asia World Port Terminal container checkpoint and two kinds of goods including textiles and laces worth K55.7 million that were different from the Import Declaration (ID), two kinds of goods including 145.50 kilogrammes of Tendocare tablets worth K14.5 million that needed import licences and medicines and two Hi-REG XR-10.0 power supplies that were taken over 61 days of Valid for Prior Arrival-VPA worth K23.2 million at the Yangon International Airport (Import Desk). The action was taken under Customs procedures.
On 22 March, a combined on-duty team at the Yepu permanent checkpoint in Shan State confiscated a total of 160 portable BT speakers with wireless microphones and textiles worth K6.75 million that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) from two vehicles (approximately K100 million) heading to Mandalay from Muse and the action was taken under Customs procedures.
On 23 March, an Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force conducted inspections at the Myanmar Industrial Port Terminal container checkpoint and captured 3,000 kilogrammes of refreshing towels worth K15 million that were not declared in the Import Declaration (ID) and the Import Licence (IL). The action was taken under Customs procedures.
In addition, the Muse Anti-Illicit Trade control and prevention team made surprise checks at the Sinphyu checkpoint on the vehicles which were entering from China and seized eight kinds of goods including a total of 52 duty-free mobile phones (used) worth K37,015,000 by the side of road and the action was taken under Customs procedures.
Similarly, a combined team led by the Bago Region Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force captured K38,434,000 worth of 17,470 litres of palm oil and K910,000 worth of 70 cartons of LipoVitan-D energy drink without official documents from four Toyota Hilux cars (approximately K60 million) at the Nyaungkhashay X-ray Station. The action was taken under Customs procedures.
Therefore, 25 arrests (estimated value of K353,489,000) were made on three consecutive days from 21 to 23 March, according to the Illegal Trade Eradication Steering Committee. — MNA/MKKS