ALTHOUGH certain areas in Kachin State and Shan State (North), where MNDAA/TNLA/ KIA and PDF terrorists reside in, are blocked not to transport and sell fuel oil, the greedy business people transport the fuel oil taking advantages of security restrictions in some areas of Sagaing Region and Mandalay Region. They construct oil storage tanks in some villages of Sagaing Region, and sell the fuel oil at the highest prices and transport to Sagaing Region, Kachin State and Shan State (North).
According to the report that the fuel oil is stored at illegal oil tanks near Kanalu combined inspection camp, in Nyaungbinzin village of Sagaing Township, Sagaing Region, security forces raided Thein Than fuel oil depot of U Thien Than Win (at large), fuel oil depots owned by Daw Htet Htet Myo Swe, Daw Zin Mar Myint, Myo Min (at large), and oil browsers parked near Golden Star restaurant. During the operation, they arrested 17 offenders with four 22-wheeled oil bowsers, one trailer, three 20-wheeled bows ers, one 12-wheeled bowser, three 10-wheeled bowsers, one eight-wheeled bowser, three six-wheeled bowsers, five light trucks and one Toyota Van, totalling 22 vehicles, and 30,083 gallons of premium diesel, 30,462 gallons of 92 Octane, totalling 60,545 gallons, and cash.
According to the investigation, the offenders carried fuel oil from Mandalay passing Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadanabon) along Sagaing-Shwebo No 3 inter-district road to Sagaing-Sheinmaka-Kanphyu-Thitseintgyi to transport the fuel oil to jade mining blocks in Hpakant and gold and amber mining blocks in Tanai under the control of KIA, illegal gold mining blocks in Kawlin and Chindwin River under the control of PDFs, illegal gold mining blocks in Singu, Thabeikkyin and Mogok under the control of TNLA/PDFs.
Similarly, Sagaing residents purchased fuel oil at the official fuel stations depending on the prices. When they have large amount of fuel oil, they resell at the illegal oil depots. Therefore, such doings create illegal fuel oil markets leading to high prices in the local market.
The arrestees are taken action under Section 5 of the Essential Supplies and Services Law, and the seized vehicles will be managed following rules and procedures.
MNA/ KTZH
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