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Vol. 5 Num 399 Mon. July 11, 2005  
   
Metropolitan


Mobile phone sets worth Tk 1cr seized in Sylhet airport


Mobile phone sets worth around one crore taka were seized at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet yesterday.

Acting on a tip off, the customs officials checked two unaccompanied baggage brought in an Airbus flight of London-Dubai-Dhaka that landed at Osmani airport at 11:15am, and found the goods.

These included 2358 pieces of Nokia mobile sets, 400 pieces of battery and 400 pieces of casings, official sources said.

None could be nabbed in this connection.

Customs officials at Osmani International Airport also seized mobile phone sets worth about one crore taka on June 9.