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7,183 cartons foreign cigarettes seized at Ctg airport
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 22, 2019 (BSS) – Customs intelligence and investigation
officials today seized 7,183 cartons of foreign-made cigarettes from 29
passengers of a Bangladesh Biman flight at Shah Amanat International Airport
here this morning.
On a tip-off, the officials recovered the 7,183 cartons foreign brand
cigarette worth about Taka 1.44 crore from 29 separate shopping bags from a
flight which came from Madina this morning, said Assistant Commissioner of
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Mohammad Readul
Islam.
He said the passengers detained for interrogation.
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