Customs arrest two over Ctg liquid cocaine haul

Customs authorities have arrested two persons from Dhaka in connection with the seizure of liquid cocaine concealed in a container in Chittagong Port.
In a press briefing at their Segunbagicha headquarters on Tuesday afternoon, Customs Intelligence and Investigation’s Director General Mainul Khan said the duo was picked up by investigators who came in from Chittagong.
A team picked up Atikur Rahman from the office of Mandal Group in Uttara around 9am on Tuesday. Later, Mostofa Kamal was picked up after being called out to Gulshan over phone, bdnews24.com reported.
Mainul Khan added that some legal procedures were pending and they would be handing the duo over to the police after further questioning.
“We have repeatedly said the cocaine was not intended for Bangladesh and was to be re-exported to a third country.”
He added a UK-based Bangladeshi named ‘Bakul’ was the ring leader and the key person behind the import. His cousin Kamal was entrusted with the job of ensuring that the container get past the port inspection.
Kamal took help of Rahman, who oversees import and export operations of Mandal Group, to utilise his experience on the matter.
However, the investigations chief could not divulge how the duo was supposed to share the profits among them.
Khan clarified that none of the two worked for Khan Jahan Ali Limited, the company which imported the containers of Sunflower oil from Uruguay.
An Indian citizen named ‘Razu’ is also linked to the group and was supposed to arrive in Bangladesh the day the containers were seized.