Man detained for gold bars found inside his stomach at Chattogram airport


FE Team | Published: July 18, 2018 15:45:33 | Updated: July 18, 2018 17:49:24


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Customs officials arrested a man along with 10 gold bars at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Wednesday morning.

The arrestee is Ramjan Ali, hailing from Fatikchari upazila.

Wing commander Sarwar-e-Jaman, manager of the airport, said Ramjan arrived here by a flight of Air Arabia from Sarzah of United Arab Emirates (UAE) around 9:30 am.

Customs officials detained Ramjan due to his suspicious movement and detected presence of gold bars inside his stomach through an X-ray, reports UNB.

Later, the gold weighing 1.17 kg was recovered from his stomach.

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