3 Rohingyas held with 3kg gold, Tk 300,000

Police arrested three Rohingyas along with 3 kg gold and Tk 300,000 from Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila on Tuesday night.

The arrestees are Aziz, 18, son of late Noor Ahmed of C-Block at Balukhali camp no. 9, Nurul Hashem, 28, son of Ilias of C-13 Block and Abul Kashem, 22, of C-7 Block.

On secret information, police conducted a drive at the camp around 8:00pm and arrested the three Rohingyas, said additional superintendent of police (Ukhiya-Teknaf circle) Nihad Adnan Taian.

During the drive, law enforcers seized 3 kg gold and Tk 300,000 from their possession, he said.

The additional SP said they had information that a syndicate of Rohingyas used to smuggle gold from Myanmar, reports UNB.

Police will continue drive against gold smuggling, he added.

Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.2 million Rohingyas with more than 700,000 fleeing to Bangladesh from Rakhine state since 25 August 2017.