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i Phone 10 seized in Customs drive

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  ১৩ নভেম্বর ২০১৭, ২৩:১১

Customs Intelligence Department members seized smuggled mobile phones worth one crore taka while conducting drives in different markets in the capital including Basundhara City Shopping Complex. Of those there were 15 pieces I Phone 10 sets. Bangladesh Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate sources said this.

Director General of the directorate Dr. Moinul Khan said, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate conducted special drives in the capital’s Gulshan, Basundhara City market and Dhanmondi area to seize illegally imported mobile phones. Huge numbers of mobile phone sets and sophisticated drones were recovered during the drive. Dhaka Metropolitan Police force and BTRC officials were present during the drive.

Sources said, the operation conducted in 11 shops including nine in Basundhara City market, one in Gulshan Avenue and one in Orchard Point of Dhanmondi.

Dr. Moinul Khan said, more than two hundred smuggled mobile phones were seized varying from different costly brands. Of those there were I Phone, Samsung Galaxy S8, Nokia X 3 and Blackberry.

Of the seized mobile sets there were I Phone 10-15 pieces, other different model I Phone-118 pieces, Apple I pad-8 pieces, Samsung -58 pieces, Nokia- 2 pieces, Virtue brand- 1 piece and Blackberry- 2pieces.

Most of the smuggled mobile sets were recovered from phone exchange shops of the markets. 88 costly mobile sets were recovered from two phone exchange show rooms of Gulshan and Basundhara markets. Members of the Customs Intelligence claimed the total price of the seized mobile sets were nearly one crore taka.

I Phone 10 is not formally introduced. BTRC said that they have not issued any registration number for those. But these types of phone sets are available in the market. Those were brought in the country by evading tax. Moreover, those are risky for national security as the sets have no IMEI registration.

Preparation to lodge case under customs act is going on over the incident of mobile phone sets and drones recovery.

AH/ MK

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