Cigarettes, gold ornaments, banned cream and foreign liquor around Tk 2 crore seized in airport raid.

Staff Reporter. Major raid at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport: Cigarettes, gold ornaments, banned cream and foreign liquor worth Tk 2 crore seized Based on a tip-off, on Thursday, July 30, officers of the Airport A-Shift of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department conducted a special raid at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka and seized a large quantity of foreign cigarettes, gold ornaments, banned Gauri cream and foreign liquor. The total estimated value of the seized goods, including duty and taxes, is Tk 2 crore 4 lakh 7 thousand. While observing the baggage collection activities of passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight number BG-148 arriving from Dubai, three suspicious baggage items were found on baggage belt number 1 without passengers. Later, 370 cartons of Mond brand foreign cigarettes were recovered after searching the baggage items. At the same time, 111 more cartons of foreign cigarettes were seized from various passengers arriving on other flights. A total of 481 cartons of cigarettes were seized in the operation. The estimated value of the seized cigarettes is 21 lakh 64 thousand 500 taka. Considering the applicable customs duty and 621 percent Total Tax Incidence—TTI, the total value of the cigarettes is about 1 crore 56 lakh 5 thousand taka. The handbag of passenger Md. Tajul Islam, passport number A16264704, who arrived on the same flight, was searched and 99 grams of gold ornaments hidden in a clever way were recovered. Verification of the passenger's passport revealed that he had previously imported 100 grams of gold ornaments without paying customs duty through an entry in his passport on June 10, 2026. As per the Baggage Rules, 2025, there was no scope for duty-free import of gold ornaments in excess of the prescribed limit in the same year, 99 grams of newly brought gold ornaments were seized. The estimated market value of the seized gold ornaments is 18 lakh 74 thousand 565 taka and the total value including duty and tax is about 3 million taka. Another 12 kg of banned Gauri cream was seized in the operation. Its estimated value is 2 lakh 40 thousand taka. In addition, a total of 11 liters of foreign liquor or whiskey of different brands were seized from various passengers arriving from Kolkata. The estimated value of the seized liquor is 2 lakh 20 thousand taka. Its total value including applicable 610.30 percent duty and tax is about 15 lakh 62 thousand taka. Value of seized goods The estimated value of the goods seized in the operation including duty and tax— * Foreign cigarettes: 1 crore 56 lakh 5 thousand taka * Gold ornaments: 3 million taka * Banned Gauri cream: 2 lakh 40 thousand taka * Foreign liquor: 15 lakh 62 thousand taka Total value: 2 crore 4 lakh 7 thousand taka. The activities of taking further legal action regarding the seized goods are ongoing as per the Customs Act, Baggage Rules and other applicable laws. The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department will continue such operations to prevent smuggling, customs and tax evasion and import of prohibited goods. Message Sender Syed Bashir Ahmed