Dubai returnee held with 7 gold bars at Ctg airport
Crime
14 December, 2023, 06:10 pm
Last modified: 14 December, 2023, 07:27 pm
Seven gold bars and gold ornaments were recovered from a Dubai returnee at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Thursday (14 December). Photo: Courtesy
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials today seized seven gold bars and gold ornaments from a Dubai returnee at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport.
Abdul Matin Talukder, assistant director of CIID for the Chattogram region told TBS that the discovery was made during a routine search of the aircraft after its landing at Chattogram airport around 9:30am on Thursday.
Following the plane's arrival, authorities found the seven gold bars and gold ornaments in the possession of a passenger named Shahidul Islam.
The customs inspector at the Dhaka airport unit will take necessary legal actions in connection with the incident, said the official.
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