Man held with gold bars at HSIA
Saturday, 1 August 2015
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) detained a passenger while trying to smuggle gold bars, worth Tk 3.5 million, by concealing those in his rectum. Customs Department joint commissioner S M Sohel Rahman said on Friday. The 38-year-old Rafiqul Islam returned from Dubai on Thursday. Officials stopped him while he was crossing the immigration area. The passenger at one point of grilling admitted that he was carrying six gold bars. Police took him to Uttara Medical College Hospital, where X-ray reports confirmed the presence of gold inside rectum.
— bdnews24.com