A crew sets out to catch mantis shrimps and other sea life in Tanintharyi Region’s Bokpyin Township on December 18. (Mg Htin | Frontier)

Smugglers’ paradise: Illicit seafood trade soars in Tanintharyi

The military regime’s tightening of customs checks has boosted seafood smuggling from Tanintharyi Region to Thailand, with the collusion of members of the Myanmar navy.

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