Chattogram Bureau :
Custom House has thwarted money laundering and illegal attempts to get cash incentives from the govt . . Two containers of food items in two consignments have been seized at the private ICD Eastern Logistics Depot in Patenga in the city.
According to Custom House sources, Bangla Food and Beverage Limited, an exporter of 26/1 / C Toynbee Circular Road in Dhaka and Chhoto Krishnadi of Sonargaon of Narayanganj nominated R. Islam Agency based on Jafar Mansion address of 817/1 Goshaildanga, Chattogram aiming at exporting foodstuffs worth 1.3 lakh US dollars to Malaysia. The C&F representative submitted the Bill of Export (No. C-16) on December 21 and the C-16197 on December 21 at the Chattogram Custom House.
The goods were loaded in two 20-foot containers at the Eastern Patenga based Eastern Logistics Depot and two containers were kept at the depot awaiting shipment call from Chittagong port. Although there was supposed to be about 11 tons of goods in each container, the commissioner of Custom House received secret information that it was not there.
At the direction of the commissioner, the two containers were found and inspected by the Customs House Audit, Investigation and Research Team (AIR) and representatives of the National Intelligence Agency, The front of the container was decorated with a wrapper, the dry cake toast carton was removed and the back was empty.
Rezaul Karim, Assistant Commissioner of the custom house, told the media that . a case has been filed under the Customs Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Unit of the Custom House will start an investigation soon.
Custom House has thwarted money laundering and illegal attempts to get cash incentives from the govt . . Two containers of food items in two consignments have been seized at the private ICD Eastern Logistics Depot in Patenga in the city.
According to Custom House sources, Bangla Food and Beverage Limited, an exporter of 26/1 / C Toynbee Circular Road in Dhaka and Chhoto Krishnadi of Sonargaon of Narayanganj nominated R. Islam Agency based on Jafar Mansion address of 817/1 Goshaildanga, Chattogram aiming at exporting foodstuffs worth 1.3 lakh US dollars to Malaysia. The C&F representative submitted the Bill of Export (No. C-16) on December 21 and the C-16197 on December 21 at the Chattogram Custom House.
The goods were loaded in two 20-foot containers at the Eastern Patenga based Eastern Logistics Depot and two containers were kept at the depot awaiting shipment call from Chittagong port. Although there was supposed to be about 11 tons of goods in each container, the commissioner of Custom House received secret information that it was not there.
At the direction of the commissioner, the two containers were found and inspected by the Customs House Audit, Investigation and Research Team (AIR) and representatives of the National Intelligence Agency, The front of the container was decorated with a wrapper, the dry cake toast carton was removed and the back was empty.
Rezaul Karim, Assistant Commissioner of the custom house, told the media that . a case has been filed under the Customs Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Unit of the Custom House will start an investigation soon.
