814 cartons contraband cigars seized at Airport
Chattogram Bureau :
Customs intelligence and investigation officials on Wednesday seized 814 cartons of contraband foreign- Ezee brand cigarettes from three passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport.
On a tip-off, the officials recovered the 814 cartons foreign brand cigarette, worth about Taka 10 lakh from seven separate shopping bags in the flight which came from Dubai last morning, said Assistant Commissioner of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Mohammad Musa Khan, reports Civil Aviation authority.
He said passengers Abdul Quader Mollah, Mohammad Yasin and Mohammad Asad temporarily detained for interrogation. A team of customs officials found the cigarette into seven separate shopping bags that came from Duba around 7.30am, Khan added. The market value of the seized cigarette is about Taka 10 lakh.
Customs intelligence and investigation officials on Wednesday seized 814 cartons of contraband foreign- Ezee brand cigarettes from three passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport.
On a tip-off, the officials recovered the 814 cartons foreign brand cigarette, worth about Taka 10 lakh from seven separate shopping bags in the flight which came from Dubai last morning, said Assistant Commissioner of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Mohammad Musa Khan, reports Civil Aviation authority.
He said passengers Abdul Quader Mollah, Mohammad Yasin and Mohammad Asad temporarily detained for interrogation. A team of customs officials found the cigarette into seven separate shopping bags that came from Duba around 7.30am, Khan added. The market value of the seized cigarette is about Taka 10 lakh.