Myanmar's Chairman of the Leading Committee for Combating Illegal Trade, Vice Chairman of the National Management Commission and Deputy Prime Minister Vice Admiral Sowin said that from January to March 2022, in three months, the market value of illegal goods seized reached more than 12 billion kyats, compared with the previous period, more than 11 billion kyats of illegal goods were seized, so it is necessary to strengthen the crackdown on illegal trade.
The Working Consultation Meeting of the Steering Committee on Combating Illicit Trade 2/2022 was held on 28 March at the lobby of the Ministry of Commerce in Naypyitaw, and Deputy General Sowin attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
The data shows that in connection with the seizure of illegal goods, 298 cases were arrested in January 2022 with a market value of 6.324 billion kyats; 247 cases were arrested in February with a market value of 3.15 billion kyats; and 301 cases were arrested in March with a market value of 3.43 billion kyats.
In the later stage of the Leading Committee meeting on combating illegal trade 1/2021, from January to March 2022, a total of 846 cases of illegal trade were arrested in three months, and the market value of goods reached 12.904 billion Kyats. Between January and March 2021, 501 cases of illegal trade were caught, with a market capitalization of KY$1.815 billion. In contrast, in the same period, more than 345 cases were caught in 2022, and the market value of goods was more than 11.089 billion kyats.
In addition, from January to December 2021, the market value of illegal goods captured was 8.459 billion kyats from January to December 2021, and in just 3 months of 2022, the value of the captured goods was 4.445 billion kyats higher.
Vice Admiral Sowin said that the seizure of these can not be complacent, this proves that the illegal trade affecting the country's economic field is still serious, so it is necessary to strengthen the crackdown. Among the illegal goods seized, there are restricted goods, goods that have not paid customs duties, restricted goods such as explosives, but also chemical raw materials, drugs and unlicensed vehicles. Among the seized goods, restricted goods include explosives, chemical raw materials and drugs, etc. If it is planned to be used in China, it is very dangerous for the national people of the whole country, and if it enters other countries by illegal routes, it will also greatly affect the reputation of the country, so the responsible civil servants need to carry out inspection and crackdown work with due diligence.
Then, a new one added this year is that illegal trade, which had not previously been detected in Kachin And Magway provinces, has also begun to be detected this year. In border areas, airports, ports and inland, while there are normal captures, the situation of seizures in coastal areas is clearly weak.
In connection with the seizure of illegal trade, the relevant departments need to quickly award the prescribed bonuses to the relevant civil servants. Only when the prescribed bonus is quickly awarded to the relevant responsible civil servants will it be affirmed and encouraged. Combating the elimination of illicit trade requires a concerted effort to strengthen efforts. In addition, the required implementation rules need to be negotiated. When carrying out the work of cracking down on accountability, it is also necessary to carry out the work of popularizing knowledge and popularizing the law.
It is said that the consultative meeting, the federal ministers, deputy ministers, members of the Naypyidaw Committee, the chairman of the tax complaints unit, the permanent secretaries, the director general and the relevant responsible persons attended, and the responsible people of the provinces and states participated in the meeting via online video.