Tk 5 cr liquor seized from Uttara Club
Customs authorities seized huge quantity of foreign liquor and beer of various brands worth around Tk 5 crore in a drive at Uttara Club in the city on Monday.
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Director General (DG) Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam said the drive was conducted based on secret information that the Uttara Club has been selling foreign liquor and beer of various brands, including wine, whisky, vodka and beer illegally after importing those items using tax free facilities for a long time, reports UNB.
Based on the information, a special team comprising CIID team and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Ansar took position on Uttara Club at around 2:00 pm, the CIID DG said.
As the Club authority denied to cooperate the special CIId team, it entered inside the club breaking locks at around 5:00 pm and seized 3045 bottles of foreign liquor of various brands and 2500 cans of beer, Dr Shahidul Islam said.
