A case has been filed against five individuals for illegally importing casino supplies, evading taxes, and laundering money.
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) lodged the case with Bangshal police station under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 on Tuesday.
Md Rafikul Ibne Bari, proprietor of Nenand Trade International, Sheikh Abdullah, owner of a warehouse, Md Mahadi Alam and Md Rafikul Alam Shanto, shareholders of Sky Power Innovative Tech Ltd, and businessman Hridoy Saha were accused.
The case statement read: “In the name of importing computers, mobile phone accessories and other legal electronics, casino supplies have been imported.”
3,500 pieces of casino coins, worth Tk438,375, 6 sets of Mahjong Game Tables, worth Tk 27,62,265 have been imported in this process, as per the case.
Taxes amounting to Tk18 lakh have been evaded and Tk31.24 lakh has been siphoned off by the accused.
The case was filed by Abdullah Al Mamun, assistant director of CIID.
Dr Md Shahidul Islam, director general of CIID said: “After concluding a long investigation about casino supplies, we applied to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) about filing a case. Authorized by NBR, we lodged the case.
“Now we will further investigate and find out where the casino supplies were used, and who used them.”
