Chattogram Bureau,
bdnews24.com
Published: 01 Jun 2021 02:59 PM BdST
Updated: 01 Jun 2021 02:59 PM BdST
The Chattogram Customs House has seized 42 tonnes of contraband poppy seeds hidden inside two mustard containers imported from Malaysia.
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The poppy seeds were brought in by Azmin Trade Centre, a Dhaka-based company that stated the containers contained mustard seeds, said Rezaul Karim, an official from the agency’s audit, investigation and research unit. Personnel from the branch seized the seed shipment on Monday.
“Mustard seeds and poppy seeds look alike. The importer took advantage of that,” he said. The importer kept some mustard seeds at the front of each container to hide poppy seeds inside in a smuggling bid.