Myanmar: Illegal Trade Soars without Customs Teams

Feb 12, 2016 | Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
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Illegal trade has risen since the government abolished its smuggling taskforce in December, leading to a fall in official business through the country’s largest cross-border trading gate, officials say. Trade volume at Muse in Shan State on the Chinese border was US$461.586 million, or $338.596 million from exports and $122.990 million from imports in January.