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Vol. 4 Num 142 Thu. October 16, 2003  
   
General


Tk 5.5 lakh medicine haul at ZIA


Customs officials at Zia International Airport (ZIA) yesterday seized contraband medicine reportedly worth about Tk 5.5 lakh from two Bangladeshi citizens.

Acting on a tip, the customs intelligence searched the luggage of Jarina Begum and Zahura Begum and found the contraband medicine wrapped in carbon paper.

Jarina and Zahura came to Bangladesh from Pakistan on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.

A departmental case was filed.