30 cellphone sets, 250 wristwatches seized at Ctg airport

By Staff Correspondent, Ctg
14 July 2006, 18:00 PM
Mobile phone sets, wristwatches and contraband spray worth over Tk 6 lakh were seized at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport here yesterday.

According to sources, the customs officials recovered the goods from a passenger of a Biman flight that arrived at Chittagong airport from Dubai at 1:00am.

While searching the luggage of the passenger, Jamaluddin Chowdhury, the customs officials found 30 pieces of Nokia mobile phone sets, 541 pieces of Japan-made wristwatch and 250 pieces of Germany-made spray.

Jamal, who hails from Hathazari in Chittagong, brought the goods without any declaration to evade tax, said Arif Hasan Khan, an official of Chittagong Airport Customs.