Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate conducted three separate anti-smuggling and illegal import operations centred on Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, seizing foreign cigarettes, import-banned beauty creams and foreign liquor. CIID said on August 18 that the operations recovered 349 cartons of cigarettes, 380 kilograms of banned creams and one litre of foreign liquor. The combined value of the seized goods, including applicable duties and taxes, was stated as Tk 17,806,860.

In an operation on August 17 involving Dubai-arriving EK582 and EK586 flights, the airport circle's A-shift seized 170 cartons of cigarettes, nine kilograms of banned cream and one litre of liquor from three passengers. On August 11, the A-shift seized 179 cartons of cigarettes and 52 kilograms of banned cream from passengers on the Dubai-arriving BG148 flight. The duty-inclusive values of those two seizures were Tk 5,224,860 and Tk 6,202,360 respectively.

In a separate August 17 operation at the airport's Foreign Post Office, CIID seized 319 kilograms of import-banned beauty cream based on secret information. That consignment had an estimated market value of Tk 6.38 million. Legal action, including case filing, is under way. CIID said its intelligence collection, risk-based monitoring and operations involving passengers, cargo and parcels will continue to prevent smuggling and protect revenue.