Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials have seized 631 cartons of foreign cigarettes, a mobile phone and three laptops from the baggage of three passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The seized goods, valued at around Tk32.40 lakh, were recovered during an operation on Monday based on confidential information received by the CIID director general, according to a press release.Acting on the intelligence, a team of the Airport Customs Intelligence and Investigation Circle’s C-shift took position at the airport and searched the baggage of passengers arriving on Air Arabia flight G9 571 from Sharjah.
The team recovered 320 cartons of cigarettes, a mobile phone and a laptop from the baggage of Mohammed Shahin.
Another 125 cartons of cigarettes and a laptop were recovered from K M Fozol Haque, while 186 cartons of cigarettes and a laptop were seized from the baggage of Belayet Bhuiyan Hossain.
The CIID said its airport operations are continuing to curb smuggling and misuse of baggage facilities through intelligence gathering, passenger profiling and close surveillance.
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6 Octoberober, 2026 
