288 pieces of Indian shampoo seized from a house in Sreemangal, one arrested
Police in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, have seized 288 pieces of Indian shampoo in a raid. One man, Abdul Matin Ripon (38), was arrested in the incident.
The raid was carried out last night, Friday, at his home in the Tapshipara area of Ashidron Union under Sreemangal Police Station. Ripon is the son of Alim Uddin of the Tapshipara area.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Sreemangal police led by Sub-Inspector Sajib Chowdhury conducted the raid and detained him.
Later, 288 pieces of shampoo — 24 in each of 12 cartons — were recovered from the room where firewood is kept in his house. The seized shampoo has an estimated market value of Tk 2,16,000.
He could not produce any valid documents for the recovered goods during the raid.
During preliminary questioning, he said he had brought the goods into Bangladesh from India through smuggling, with the help of two or three unidentified people.
Sreemangal Police Station Sub-Inspector Sajib Chowdhury said legal action has been taken against the arrested accused and the two or three unidentified people.
