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CHATTOGRAM, Dec 23, 2025 (BSS) – Customs authorities at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport seized around 32,800 sticks of foreign cigarettes worth about Tk 30 lakh from two flights arriving from Dubai and Sharjah on Monday night.

Public Relations Officer of Chattogram Customs House Engineer Ibrahim Khalil confirmed the seizure, saying the cigarettes were recovered around 8pm and later stored at the customs warehouse.

Customs sources said 1,514 cartons of ‘Mond’ brand cigarettes were seized by the airport’s ‘A’ shift officials in cooperation with the AIR branch of Chattogram Customs House.

Of the total, 989 cartons were recovered from four passengers of US-Bangla Airlines flight BS-344 from Dubai, while 525 cartons were found unclaimed on Air Arabia flight G9520 from Sharjah.