Seized oil tanker handed over to customs in Ctg
Bangladesh Coast Guard yesterday handed over the oil tanker, which was seized on Friday with more than six lakh litres of furnace oil and 700 litres of diesel worth around Tk 4 crore, to Chittagong customs authorities.
Members of the coast guard seized the vessel OT MIC MAHI on the estuary of the Karnaphuli around 3:00am on Friday, when it was carrying the furnace oil and diesel allegedly for the black market.
The coast guard also detained the vessel's 15 crews on board without any document from Chittagong Port or customs department, said Lt Commander Mohiuddin of the coast guard.
Mahmudul Hassan, deputy commissioner of Chittagong customs, said they would call in the owner of the vessel and oil, and then take legal actions.
"If they can submit the papers of legal ownership of the oil, we would hand over those to them after realising fine for not keeping customs approval documents,” he said.
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