Staff Reporter :
Customs intelligence in a drive seized 84 gold bars weighing 10 kilograms worth around Tk 4.5 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Saturday.
A man had been arrested in this connection. The detained person was identified as Abul Hossain, 30, Customs official said.
Director General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Dr Moinul Khan said, “A team of the Customs intelligence raided the airport area and arrested Abul Hossain. After searching his body, the officials recovered the gold bars.”
Abul came to Dhaka from Doha by a Qatar Airways that landed at the airport around 5:20am, the Customs official said. The arrested man was being interrogated in this connection, he said.
A case has been filed, the DG said.
