Chittagong Bureau :
Operation of Dog Squad as a part of IRENE operation against trafficking of arms, explosives deployed in Chittagong airport from 6 am on Saturday in order to check illegal trafficking of arms, ammo and drugs through the imported containers to avoid any kinds of violence, militancy in the country using these contraband explosives by the terrorists. BGB, RAB, Police, customs and civil aviation authority extending cooperation to the operation.
Airport sources said till 12 noon, 4 international flights landed the airport and any sorts of explosives, arms were detected from the passengers and lugsgage, said Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence & Investigation Deptt SM Shamimur Rahman. Sources said this operation is simultaneously carried out in the airports of Dhaka, chittagong and Sylhet.
Mentionable that following the terrorists attack and resisting the militancy, combing operation of dog squad IRIN is introduced in the country from July 8 last like 33 other countries of ASEAN and Pacific regions . Primarily, the combing operation was launched in airports first and introduced in land ports and sea ports in phases, sources said. Regional Laison office for Asia and Pacific under World Customs Organisation(WCO) is coordinating the operation of dog squad, sources said.Earlier similar operation was launched in Chittagong Shah Amanat International airport for three days.The combing operation IRINE conducted operation for 2 days in chittagong port on July 18 and 19 and any sorts of explosives, arms etc were found in the seaport, sources added.
Operation of Dog Squad as a part of IRENE operation against trafficking of arms, explosives deployed in Chittagong airport from 6 am on Saturday in order to check illegal trafficking of arms, ammo and drugs through the imported containers to avoid any kinds of violence, militancy in the country using these contraband explosives by the terrorists. BGB, RAB, Police, customs and civil aviation authority extending cooperation to the operation.
Airport sources said till 12 noon, 4 international flights landed the airport and any sorts of explosives, arms were detected from the passengers and lugsgage, said Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence & Investigation Deptt SM Shamimur Rahman. Sources said this operation is simultaneously carried out in the airports of Dhaka, chittagong and Sylhet.
Mentionable that following the terrorists attack and resisting the militancy, combing operation of dog squad IRIN is introduced in the country from July 8 last like 33 other countries of ASEAN and Pacific regions . Primarily, the combing operation was launched in airports first and introduced in land ports and sea ports in phases, sources said. Regional Laison office for Asia and Pacific under World Customs Organisation(WCO) is coordinating the operation of dog squad, sources said.Earlier similar operation was launched in Chittagong Shah Amanat International airport for three days.The combing operation IRINE conducted operation for 2 days in chittagong port on July 18 and 19 and any sorts of explosives, arms etc were found in the seaport, sources added.
