Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials seized 15 litres of foreign liquor from the baggage of two passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday.
The liquor, worth an estimated Tk 3 lakh, was seized during a special surveillance operation based on intelligence information, said the CIID.
CIID's C-shift team seizes contraband worth over Tk 55 lakh at Shahjalal Airport
The operation was conducted by the C-shift team at around 3:40pm after passengers arrived on Air India flight AI237 from Delhi.
During the baggage search, officials recovered 10 litres of Johnnie Walker Red Label from passenger Prashanto Lal Das.
They also seized five litres of Scottish Leader and Grant’s brand liquor from the baggage of another passenger, Jahangir Alam, who was travelling on the same flight.
The total quantity of foreign liquor seized from the two passengers was 15 litres, with an estimated market value of Tk 3 lakh.
The CIID said its intelligence surveillance and operations at the airport would continue to prevent smuggling and attempts to bring goods into the country illegally.