Law enforcers have detained six persons in connection with
yesterday’s seizure of a container carrying Indian currency at
Chittagong port.
The detainees are C&F agent Flash Trade International Limited
Chairman ASM Sayem alias Shamim, Managing Director Asadullah, Director
Md Ahammod Ullah Talukder, driver Md Kawser Alam, Towhidul Alam and
Saber, a tea boy at the port’s dock.
The container was containing unaccompanied baggage of Towhidul’s
elder brother UAE expat Shaheduzzaman, who went into hiding following
the incident.
Moinul Khan, director general of Customs Intelligence and
Investigation Directorate, told The Daily Star that the six were picked
up in overnight drives at different parts of the port city.
Earlier yesterday, some Indian currencies were recovered from a
container carrying unaccompanied baggage at Chittagong port. The
container was kept sealed for the night, and was opened this morning to
check all the packages in front of high officials concerned.
“There are a total of 165 packages in the container. Till now, 30
percent packages of the container have been opened. Indian currencies
were recovered from four of the packages. The currencies were kept in
hidden chambers of the packages,” Moinul Khan informed.
“Examining the packages, it is assumed that the shipment was done as a
camouflage, and Bangladesh was used as a transit route to smuggle the
currencies,” Moinul added.
Moinul also informed that although the currencies are yet to be
examined, it is suspected that these are counterfeited currencies.
Regarding C&F agent Flash Trade International Limited, Moinul
said the agent is a black listed one, adding that it has records of
irregularities.
Quoting Import General Manifest (IGM), our Chittagong correspondent
reported that the container was shipped by MV Prosper, a marshal island
flag carrier. It departed from UAE’s Jebel Ali port on September 12 and
arrived at Chittagong port on September 16.
