Man held with 5kg gold

Man held with 5kg gold
Man held with 5kg gold

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man along with five kilogrammes of gold from Barokota border point in Benapole Port area on Friday, reports UNB.

The arrestee is Sajib Hossain, 22, son of Rezaul Hossain of Satmile Bagachhra in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district.

Tipped off, a team of BGB-49 conducted a drive in the area around 9:00am and arrested Sajib along with the gold while going to India in a bike, said Commanding officer of BGB-49, Lt Col Ariful Haq.

The seized gold was deposited to local customs house.