Myanmar junta arrests 17 for fuel trade with ethnic armed group areas, seizes vehicles and supplies

The Myanmar junta announced on 2 January that it had arrested 17 individuals involved in importing and selling fuel to areas controlled by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Kachin Independence Army (KIA). 

The military junta stated that the arrests were made in accordance with Section 5 of the Essential Supplies and Services Law, and further action will be taken.