Two Japanese nationals were arrested with 30 gold bars, weighing 12 kg, from Hazrat Shahajalal International Airport in the capital on early Thursday.
Customs intelligence officials identified them as Takeo Mimura and Shuichi Sato, reports a news agency.
Md Shahidul Islam, the director general of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, said the two came on an ‘Air Aisa’ flight from Malaysia around 12:30am.
Tipped off, a team of customs intelligence intercepted them and found the gold after frisking them.
The seized gold bars have an estimated value of Tk 60 million.