Residents in five aimags including
Uvs, Khovd and Zavkhan, have told Gal Undesten Union officials that a large
quantity of meat is regularly smuggled to China in trucks carrying coal. Between
600 and 700 tons of sheep and goat meat is smuggled daily.

A member of the Union, J.Nyamdavaa,
said that herders in Davst soum of Uvs aimag are facing regular animal theft by
people coming from Tuva. Minister of Justice Ts.Nyamdorj has been elected from
Uvs aimag and herders are disappointed that he has not been able to get the
border protection units to stop the raids.