90 concrete coils seized at Ctg port
Customs officials at Chittagong Port yesterday evening seized 22 containers loaded with around 90 concrete coils which were imported from China in the name of BP sheet coils.
Dhaka-based importer CAP Trading International imported the product last week in two consignments declaring that it would import 474 tonnes of BP sheet coils worth $2.54 lakh, said Abu Hanif Mohammad Abdul Ahad, assistant commissioner of Chittagong Customs House.
Officials, acting on a tip-off, opened the containers and identified the irregularity. A total of 22 BP sheet coils weighing 70 tonnes were found in the containers.
The 90 coils were made of poor quality concrete. Customs officials suspect the importer might have done this to launder money.
The Customs House would investigate into the incident, said Abu Hanif.
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