Staff Reporter :
Customs Intelligence on Friday arrested a passenger at Benapole land port for carrying 5 gold bars in his body.
Those secretly-hidden gold bars, weighing 580 gram worth Tk 28 lakh,
were tied in his left thigh
Acting on a tip-off, the Customs Intelligence made a drive and checked the passenger’s body and identified him as Jalal Ahmed.
He was arrested at 9.30 am at the port, said a press release.
The arrested passenger is under investigation of Customs Intelligence while a case has been filed against him at Benapole Land Port Police Station.
Earlier on Wednesday, a passenger was arrested at the same port with 7 gold bars beneath his shoe.
Customs Intelligence on Friday arrested a passenger at Benapole land port for carrying 5 gold bars in his body.
Those secretly-hidden gold bars, weighing 580 gram worth Tk 28 lakh,
were tied in his left thigh
Acting on a tip-off, the Customs Intelligence made a drive and checked the passenger’s body and identified him as Jalal Ahmed.
He was arrested at 9.30 am at the port, said a press release.
The arrested passenger is under investigation of Customs Intelligence while a case has been filed against him at Benapole Land Port Police Station.
Earlier on Wednesday, a passenger was arrested at the same port with 7 gold bars beneath his shoe.
