Customs officials today seized 120 gold bars weighing around 14
kilogrammes from under a seat of a flight at Hazrat Shahjalal
International Airport in Dhaka.
Acting on a tip-off, a smuggling prevention team of Dhaka Customs
House conducted a search at the flight this morning and seized the gold
bars from under a seat, Shahiduzaman Sarkar, assistant commissioner of
Dhaka Customs House, told The Daily Star.
The flight no-RX783 landed at the airport from Kualalampur around 8:16am, the customs official said.
The market value of the gold bars is estimated around Tk 7.5 crore, he added.
No arrest was made in this connection, he said.
