Three held with five gold bars at Dhaka airport


FE Report | Published: May 28, 2018 21:25:09 | Updated: May 30, 2018 10:40:39


Three held with five gold bars at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seized five gold bars worth Tk 3.0 million (30 lakh) and detained three people at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off, the members of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) arrested the three passengers who arrived in Dhaka with flight no BG040 from Saudi Arabia at 4:30pm. The law enforcers recovered the gold bars weighing 585gm after searching their bodies, shoes and the battery place of their cell phones, according to a release of CIID.

Legal action will be taken in this connection, the release added.

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