Customs officials arrest six with 48 gold bars at Ctg airport

Published: March 10, 2018 18:08:57 | Updated: March 10, 2018 20:02:19

Customs officials arrested six people and seized 48 gold bars worth Tk 25 million (Tk 2.5 crore) at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Saturday.

ABM Sarwar-e-Jahan, manager of Shah Amanat International Airport, said a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Jeddah landed at the airport around 12:30pm. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Customs officials recovered 48 gold bars concealed in three packets under the seat of the flight.

Later, they arrested six passengers of the flight, reports UNB.