56 gold bars seized at Chattogram airport
Customs officials on Saturday seized 56 gold bars weighing 6.5 kg from an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Chattogram Shah Amanat Airport, reports UNB.
Taslim Ahmed, manager of Chattogram airport, said a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines ‘BG-148’ landed at the airport from Dubai in the afternoon.
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Tipped off, a team of customs officials found the gold bars, wrapped in black scotch tape, from under a seat in an abandoned condition, said Saifur Rahman, director of Chattogram Regional Custom Intelligence and Investigation Department.
However, no one was arrested in connection with the recovery of the gold bars worth Tk 44.8 million.
A case has been filed with Patenga police station in this regard.
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