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Man held with gold worth Tk 5.17 crore at Dhaka airport

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Customs officials detained a man with 60 gold bars weighing 6.9kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this morning.

Mohabbat Ali, a resident of Narayanganj, was carrying the gold bars attached to his body. A team of customs (preventive) apprehended him at the boarding bridge area after he landed at the airport via the Ek-582 flight from Dubai around 8:30am, Mohammad Marufur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Customs told The Daily Star.

He is a frequent traveller and went to Dubai nearly a week ago, the official said, quoting the detainee.

The value of the gold is around Tk 5.17 crore. Legal steps against him are underway, Marufur said.

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Man held with gold worth Tk 5.17 crore at Dhaka airport

Photo: Collected

Customs officials detained a man with 60 gold bars weighing 6.9kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this morning.

Mohabbat Ali, a resident of Narayanganj, was carrying the gold bars attached to his body. A team of customs (preventive) apprehended him at the boarding bridge area after he landed at the airport via the Ek-582 flight from Dubai around 8:30am, Mohammad Marufur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Customs told The Daily Star.

He is a frequent traveller and went to Dubai nearly a week ago, the official said, quoting the detainee.

The value of the gold is around Tk 5.17 crore. Legal steps against him are underway, Marufur said.

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