Man arrested for trying to smuggle himself to Singapore

The authority of Chittagong Port arrested a man for trying to go to Singapore illegally hiding in an empty shipping container on Friday.

The arrested is Liton Molla, 23, a driver by profession.
Liton was caught by the crew in mid-ocean en route from the port to Singapore. Later, Chittagong Port Authority brought him to the country from Singapore and handed him over to the police.

Chittagong Port security department inspector Nashir Uddin Ahmed filed a case against him and handed him over to the police station, said Sanjay Kumar Sinha, officer-in-charge of the Bandar police station.

He said Liton Molla tried to go to Singapore illegally by hiding inside a container. While the ship was in the mid-ocean, Liton came out of the container, looking for food.

He was caught by the ship's crew. He was arrested and kept in the custody of the ship's captain Hai Phong.

According to the statement, the accused Liton entered Chittagong port at 5.23 pm on September 24 through CCT-2 gate and climbed over the railing behind the vessel MV HAIAN VIEW. He then, hid inside the empty container of the vessel to go to Singapore illegally.

Police also seized a port entry card, a driving license, Tk 3,000, a mobile phone set and a wallet from his possession. He was handed over to the court.

According to port sources, a total of 11 people tried to go abroad illegally by hiding inside empty containers from Chittagong port in the last 13 years. Two of them died and nine were brought back alive.

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