YANGON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 95.81 tons of illegal timber across the country in a week, the state-run The Mirror Daily reported on Thursday.

From Dec. 18 to Dec. 24 this year, the authorities confiscated 10.45 tons of teak, 37.57 tons of hardwood and 47.78 tons of other types of timber in the country, the report said.

A total of 14 offenders were charged in connection with the cases, along with the seizure of six vehicles and machines, it said.

The Forest Department under the country's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has been cracking down on illegal logging and trading of forest products, it said. Enditem

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