Chinese national sentenced to 7 years in prison for smuggling gold
According to case dockets, 24 gold bars worth Tk1.2 crore were recovered from his possession after he landed at Shah Amanat Airport in Chattogram on 8 May 2019 on a flight from Dubai
A Chattogram court has sentenced a Chinese citizen to seven years in prison in a gold smuggling case.
He was also fined Tk50,000. If he fails to pay the fine, Fan Rong Gui will be subject to imprisonment for another three months.
Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Begum Zebunnesa's court gave the verdict on Sunday afternoon.
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Public Prosecutor of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court Md Fakhruddin Chowdhury told The Business Standard, "The charges brought against the accused by the state have been proved."
According to case dockets, on 8 May 2019, flight BG-148 from Dubai landed at Chattogram's Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport around 7:30am. At that time, 24 gold bars with an estimated market value of Tk1.2 crore were recovered from the bag of the Chinese citizen. The same day , Shahariar Hossain, assistant revenue officer of the airport Customs House filed a case with Patenga Police Station as the plaintiff.
In September 2019, Patenga police filed a charge sheet in court with Fan Rong Gui as the sole accused. A complaint was framed against him on 8 February 2021. The testimony of nine people was presented by the state in court.
The convicted accused was present in court for the verdict from where he was sent to jail.
