BSS, Chittagong :
Special drive- “Operation Irene”, aimed at preventing trafficking of small arms, explosives and drugs in parcels at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Air Port was completed yesterday.
The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (DCII) led the drive in cooperation with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Civil Aviation Authority.
Yesterday, on the last day of the seven-day long drive, DCII conducted search using a three-member dog squad of BGB, on the luggage’s passengers on five international flights.
The search began at 6.30 am, first on an international flight. Then searches on another four international flights and five local flights were conducted. The operation ended at 4 pm. No illegal cargo was detected on the second day, a source said.
SM Shamimur Rahman, Deputy Director of DCII, said the special drive was carried out as part of an anti-smuggling campaign going on simultaneously in 33 other countries in the Asia Pacific region, coordinated by Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Asia Pacific (RILO AP) and the intelligence wing of World Customs Organization.
Shamimur Rahman said other luggage’s which directly came from foreign airports, underwent usual scanning, physical examination etc. So, they focused on the luggage’s of the expatriate passengers during the special drive. The countrywide special drives started on July 8.
The first drive was conducted at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The operation will continue at all ports of entry – land, sea and air, till July 23.
Special drive- “Operation Irene”, aimed at preventing trafficking of small arms, explosives and drugs in parcels at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Air Port was completed yesterday.
The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (DCII) led the drive in cooperation with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Civil Aviation Authority.
Yesterday, on the last day of the seven-day long drive, DCII conducted search using a three-member dog squad of BGB, on the luggage’s passengers on five international flights.
The search began at 6.30 am, first on an international flight. Then searches on another four international flights and five local flights were conducted. The operation ended at 4 pm. No illegal cargo was detected on the second day, a source said.
SM Shamimur Rahman, Deputy Director of DCII, said the special drive was carried out as part of an anti-smuggling campaign going on simultaneously in 33 other countries in the Asia Pacific region, coordinated by Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Asia Pacific (RILO AP) and the intelligence wing of World Customs Organization.
Shamimur Rahman said other luggage’s which directly came from foreign airports, underwent usual scanning, physical examination etc. So, they focused on the luggage’s of the expatriate passengers during the special drive. The countrywide special drives started on July 8.
The first drive was conducted at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The operation will continue at all ports of entry – land, sea and air, till July 23.
