Staff Reporter :
Customs officials seized 337 cartons of foreign cigarettes worth around Tk 10 lakh in the ‘Lost and Found’ area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Wednesday.
The law enforcers have detained four persons in this connection. They are Abu Bakar, Sohel Patwari, Foyez Ahmed and Shah Alam, customs official said. Customs Intelligence and Investigating Department’ Assistant Commissioner (AC) Mohammad Rejaul Karim, said, “The Preventive Team of Customs Intelligence conducted a drive in ‘Lost and Found’ area of the airport around 11: 30am and recovered 337 cartons of foreign cigarettes.”
They haul of cigarettes came from Malaysia in the morning, the customs official said.
The arrested persons admitted their involvement with the smuggling, he said.
A case was filed with the Airport Police Station regarding the incident.
Customs officials seized 337 cartons of foreign cigarettes worth around Tk 10 lakh in the ‘Lost and Found’ area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Wednesday.
The law enforcers have detained four persons in this connection. They are Abu Bakar, Sohel Patwari, Foyez Ahmed and Shah Alam, customs official said. Customs Intelligence and Investigating Department’ Assistant Commissioner (AC) Mohammad Rejaul Karim, said, “The Preventive Team of Customs Intelligence conducted a drive in ‘Lost and Found’ area of the airport around 11: 30am and recovered 337 cartons of foreign cigarettes.”
They haul of cigarettes came from Malaysia in the morning, the customs official said.
The arrested persons admitted their involvement with the smuggling, he said.
A case was filed with the Airport Police Station regarding the incident.
