Cigarette smuggling

Cigarette smuggling

Customs officials display seized foreign cigarettes and iPhones recovered from a Dubai flight at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on 17 August 2026. Photo: TBS

Customs seize Tk5.53cr worth of foreign cigarettes, iPhones at Ctg airport

Customs officials launched a special surveillance operation following a tip-off from the CIID director general.

File image of Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram. Photo: Collected

270 cartons of cigarettes, 15 smartphones seized from Dubai-returned passenger at Ctg airport

A customs team opened the luggage and recovered 800 cartons of Mond-branded cigarettes. Photo: Courtesy

800 cartons of foreign cigarettes worth Tk90 lakh in revenue seized at Ctg airport

Representational Photo: Reuters

Ctg's contraband cigarette trade causes Tk4,000cr annual revenue loss

Photo: TBS

Cigarettes worth Tk1.10 crore seized in Chattogram

Foreign cigarettes recovered at Ctg airport

Foreign cigarettes recovered at Ctg airport

Representational Image. File Photo: Reuters

Cigarette smuggling ring active at Ctg airport as int’l flights resume