Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Smugglers Adapt to Tightening Regulations

Oct 2, 2017 | Coconuts Yangon
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In the face of government efforts to stem the flow of illegally felled timber from Myanmar, smugglers have learned new tricks to avoid the eyes of the authorities. Between April and August this year, Myanmar police seized 22,000 tones of illegal timber and arrested more than 3,000 suspected smugglers. In many of these busts, the wood was hidden in vehicles ranging from passenger buses to luxury cars.