Man held with 3.5 kg gold at Dhaka Airport

Officials of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate arrested a man and seized 3.498 kilograms of gold from his possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Friday night.

The arrestee was identified as M Masud Islam who came to Dhaka from Dubai on a flight of Emirates Airlines.

"On a tip-off, the officials detained Masud and searched his body. A total of 28 gold bars and a gold coin/medal were recovered from his possession at that time," Assistant Director of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate Farhana Begum told the BSS.

The total worth of the seized gold is approximately Tk 3.14 crore, she said.

"He was handed over to the airport police after a case was filed against him in this regard," the official added.

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