Man arrested with shotgun cartridges at Sylhet airport

Customs Intelligence officials at Osmani International Airport yesterday arrested a Bangladeshi-origin UK citizen for carrying 150 shotgun cartridges from England.

The arrestee is Abdus Sabur, a UK immigrant from Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet.

Aged around 35, he came from London on Biman flight BG-002. Finding his movement suspicious, officials searched his luggage and seized the cartridges around 11:00am.

Khairul Bashar, assistant commissioner of Customs Intelligence at the airport, said a case was filed with Airport Police Station against the arrestee. He was handed over to the police station.

Prabhat Ranjan Singha, assistant commissioner of Customs Intelligence in Sylhet, said the arrestee during primary interrogation claimed that the cartridges belong to his brother who has a licensed shotgun for use in the UK and Bangladesh.

Sabur said he had brought 25 cartridges from England in 2011, added Prabhat.