Myanmar: Timber Smuggling Continues in Sagaing Despite Ban, Virus

Jul 10, 2020 | Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
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The number of illegal logs seized in the first nine months of the fiscal year shows that timber smuggling remains rampant in Sagaing Region despite the threat of COVID-19, the head of the regional Forest Department said. U Aung Tun Win, director of the department, said 7232 tonnes of timber were seized from October 2019 to June this year, almost the same as the 7747 tonnes in the same period the previous year.