Members of National Security Intelligence (NSI) arrested a Dubai expatriate with 110 cartons of foreign cigarettes at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Friday (Nov 4).

The detainee was identified as Aman Ullah, a resident of Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram.

Wing Commander Taslim Ahmed, manager of the airport confirmed the matter. 

He said an aircraft of Dubai named ‘FZ-563’ carrying passengers landed at the airport around 8.50am.

Acting on a tip-off, the NSI members recovered the cigarette from his bag after conducting a raid upon challenging him, said Taslim.

The cigarettes worth Tk 3.30 lakh were handed over to the customs authority, he added.

BDST: 2128 HRS, NOV 4, 2022
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