Customs Intelligence department officials in chittagong port detained two cargo loaded containers at chittagong port on Wednesday . Powdered milk and food stuffs are traced in these containers. Customs sources said importers of these consignment viz. M/s SR Enterprise and Kazi traders of Dhaka imported these powdered milk with false d eclaration of cosmetic items from UAE. Chisti Clearning was the C&F agent of these importers, sources said.
Deputy director CIID, chittagong Shamimur Rahman told that in the meantime, the import papers, bill of lading were processed by customs for releasing the containers but s ensing the secret information, CIID officials opened the containers for physical inventory and traced the powdered milk instead of cosmetics aimed at evasion of huge govt tax. Sources said two separate departmental cases have been lodged against the importers.
