Indian woman held with 1800 grams cocaine at HSIA
Sunday, 11 June 2023
Customs Intelligence arrested an Indian woman along with 1800 grams cocaine from Hazrat Shahjalala International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday, reports UNB.
The arrestee is Salome Lalramdahiri, hailing from Mizoram in India.
Najma Zabin, deputy director of Customs Intelligence investigation circle, said a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines landed at the airport from Doha at around 01:18 am.
Tipped off, team of Customs Intelligence officials intercepted her while she was crossing the immigration point after detecting drugs in her luggage.
Later, a team of Narcotics Control Department joined them and seized the cocaine worth Tk 120 million (12 crore) from her luggage.