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27 gold bars seized at Shahjalal

Wednesday, 24 September 2014


Customs Intelligence officials seized gold worth Tk 15 million from a passenger at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday. Customs Intelligence unit’s Assistant Commissioner Umme Nahida Akter said that 27 gold bars were found in a microwave oven brought by Tarek Hossain - a passenger - who arrived here from Dubai of United Arab Emirates. The estimated market value of the seized gold weighing over 3.25 kg is around Tk 15m, said the revenue intelligence official. Tarek Hossain, 24, who hails from Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong district, will be handed over to Patenga police, according to a news agency.