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Vol. 4 Num 132 Mon. October 06, 2003  
   
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Tk 2cr medicine haul at ZIA


Contraband medicines worth about Tk 2 crore were seized from a Bangladesh Biman aircraft at Zia International Airport yesterday.

The medicines -- life saving and some stimulating the libido -- were found in five suitcases in a container kept in the aircraft that returned to Dhaka from Karachi, officials said.

Acting on a tip off, Customs and Excise Intelligence personnel searched and seized the suitcases.

Transit Desk sources said those were booked in the names of Kazi Nizam and Salehuddin for Karachi-Dhaka-Kathmandu flight. But none claimed ownership.

The medicines include Inj-Disteral 0.5mg,Tieuaus-500, Human Albumen, Detropan, Premolut-N and Methergin-Tab.

A departmental case was filed.