7-kg gold seized at Dhaka airport, four arrested

Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBN), National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Dhaka Customs authority have arrested four passengers with 6.956 kilograms (kgs) of gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).

The arrestees were Md Ali Hossain, Jasim Uddin, 47, Litu Miah, 39, and Mohammad Jummon Khan.

Confirming the matter to BSS, Additional Superintendent of Police of the Airport Armed Police Battalion Mohammad Ziaul Haque Saturday said in separate drives they seized the gold in the early hours of Saturday and Friday midnight.

Passenger Md Ali arrived from Dubai on board US Bangla Airlines at 5 am on Saturday and passengers Jasim, Litu and Jummon landed in Dhaka on board Emirates Airlines at 11 pm on Friday, he said.

They were handed over the airport police station.