814 cartons of foreign brand cigarettes seized

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 28: Customs intelligence and investigation officials on Wednesday seized 814 cartons of foreign-made Ezee brand cigarettes from three passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport.
Acting on a tip-off, the officials recovered the 814 cartons foreign brand cigarette, worth about Taka 10 lakh from seven separate shopping bags in the flight which came from Dubai this morning, said Assistant Commissioner of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Mohammad Musa Khan.
A team of customs officials found the cigarette into seven separate shopping bags that came from Dubi around 7:30am, Khan added. The market value of the seized cigarette is Taka 10 lakh.