Two held with 17 gold bars at airport
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Armed Police Battalion (APBn) with the help of customs officials in separate drives on Monday night arrested two youths, including an Indian national, with 17 gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport.
"Mukesh Kumar, 40, an Indian national and Jubayer Dewan, 25, were arrested from Green Channel and Canopy-2 areas of the airport," APBn ASP Tanjila Akhter told a news agency.
She further added custom officials seized 13 gold bars weighing 1.75 kg worth about Tk 17.5 billion from Mukesh, who arrived from Dubai by a flight of Emirates Airlines.
Meanwhile, Jubayer reached the airport from Riyadh by a Saudi Airlines flight and 4 gold bars weighing 0.50 kg was recovered from his possession.
Separate cases were filed with airport police station in this connection.
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