Published : 04 Oct 2026, 01:41 PM
Updated : 04 Oct 2026, 01:40 PM
Dhaka customs officials have seized nine gold bars weighing 4.5kg in the possession of a Malaysian national at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport.
A statement from the agency on Sunday said that the gold bars were seized from a passenger on a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka at 1:45am on Sunday, based on information from intelligence agencies.
The detainee has been identified 43-year-old Yang Don Siu. A total of nine gold bars, four weighing 1kg each and five weighing 100 grams, were recovered. The total weight of the gold bars is 4.5kg.
Dhaka customs authorities say that the suspect passenger was kept under surveillance after the flight landed.
After the passengers collected their baggage from the belt, the suspect was separated and searched in the presence of intelligence agencies while crossing Green Channel-1.
The gold bars were found wrapped in a black cloth belt and hidden under the passenger's shirt. The gold bars are said to be of 24-carat quality and have an approximate market value of Tk 80 million.
Customs says the passenger did not make any kind of baggage declaration and could not show any documents related to the gold as per the “Customs Act 2023” and the “Foreign Exchange Control Act 1947”.
The gold has been temporarily seized. Additionally, a criminal case is being prepared against the passenger at the Airport Police Station.
