Cigarettes worth Tk1.50 cr seized at Ctg airport
During luggage scanning, the cigarettes were found in the bags of some passengers
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The Chattogram Customs House on Friday seized cigarettes worth Tk1.50 crore from 29 passengers at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city.
Acting on a tip-off, customs officials seized around 7,183 cartons of cigarettes from 29 passengers, who reached the airport from Medina by a flight BG 138 of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
The seized cigarettes include Esse, Benson, Dunhill and other foreign brands, according to Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Customs House Riyadul Islam.
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During luggage scanning, the cigarettes were found in the bags of the passengers, he said.
However, no cigarettes were found from any Hajj pilgrim, he added.
