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Gold worth Tk 60m recovered in city

Saturday, 23 August 2014


A total of 12kg gold worth Tk 60.5 million were recovered in Shahjalal airport and Kamalapur railway station Friday. Two men have been detained. Customs Intelligence officials at Shahjalal International Airport seized 7.3 kg gold bars worth Tk 36.5 million and arrested a man in this connection. The arrestee was identified as Al Amin, son of Basad Miah of Narayanganj. A youth was detained from the Kamalapur Railway Station with 4.5 kg contraband gold. Md Shaheen (27) who came from Chittagong on inter-city 'Turna Nishitha' Friday morning, was carrying 40 gold bars.    — Agencies