Gold bars found inside Biman aircraft at Sylhet airport

Gold bars weighing more than 9 kg have been found inside a Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane at the Sylhet airport.

Sylhet Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 Nov 2016, 04:54 AM
Updated : 16 Nov 2016, 04:54 AM

Customs Assistant Commissioner Sazzad Hossain said that the aircraft was searched early on Wednesday after a tip-off. "Eighty gold bars have been found below two seats of the aircraft, which came from the UAE."

He said the bars weighed Kg 9.3 and that it was biggest ever haul of contraband gold at the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.