Drugs worth Tk 200m seized from foreign national at Dhaka airport

Customs officials have detained a Botswana national along with over 3kg of heroin-like granular at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

The detainee is Lesedi Molapisi, of Ramotswa of Botswana, who arrived in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon, reports UNB quoting a release of customs officials.

On secret information, the airport's customs officials and an intelligence agency intercepted the woman while crossing the green channel at around 5:30pm on Sunday, said the release.

After scanning her bag, the customs officials seized over 3kg of heroin-like granular substance worth Tk 200 million in eight polybags, said a customs official.

Chemical tests of the seized drugs have not yet been carried out. The detainee was handed over to airport police, the release added.