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Customs officials detain man with Tk 10mn worth gold at Shahjalal International Airport
Customs officials at Shahjalal International Airport have detained a man with over Tk 10 million worth of gold bars.
Published : 1 August 2015, 06:07 PM
Updated : 1 August 2015, 06:07 PM
Abdul Hakim, 37, of Kishoreganj returned to Bangladesh on Friday from Saudi Arabia.
The gold bars were found in his bag after he collected it on Saturday afternoon from the airport’s Lost and Found section, said Customs Assistant Commissioner Md Riadul Islam.
Twelve bars, weighing 1.4 kilograms, were found inside his bag, he said.
Islam said, “We think he did not collect the bag earlier (on Friday) as he did not feel safe to smuggle out the gold bars from airport.”
Customs officials on Thursday nabbed a man returning from Dubai while he was trying to smuggle in Tk 3.5 million worth of gold bars concealed in his rectum.
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