Cocaine found in edible oil barrels seized in Ctg Port

A large quantity of cocaine has been discovered in barrels of imported edible oil in Chittagong sea port. Port police said existence of liquid cocaine has been found in barrels of edible oil, seized from a container in the Chittagong Port, after their contents were retested. The Director general of the Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation confirmed discovery of cocaine in edible oil drums (container). Director General Mainul Khan said on Saturday that trace of cocaine was found in separate tests conducted in two laboratories in Dhaka. Customs sources said the oil in the barrels was first tested in Chittagong Port on June 8. Then the samples were sent to Dhaka after the result of the test conducted in the port that did not find any trace of cocaine failed to convince police. The retests were done in the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) and Bangladesh Drug Testing Laboratory (BDTL), both in capital Dhaka, according to a news agency.