Declared yarn but imported sand

Chittagong Customs House yesterday seized two containers filled with 4,000 sacks of sand, which were imported in the name of polyester textured yarn.

Shoara Fashion declared in its import documents that it will brought in $49,697 or Tk 43 lakh worth of yarn from China.

The consignments arrived in Chattogram port on January 22, which were exported by Xingtai Yameizhi Textile Co Ltd in China, Customs Commissioner Fakhrul Alam told The Daily Star.

“We have to investigate whether it’s a case of money laundering or the importer is being cheated.”