Gold smuggled as briefcase trim

Customs officials seized 1.25kg of gold, which was plated with aluminum and strapped inside the briefcase of a passenger from Dubai as a metal trim, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital last night.
The man, Rafiqul Islam, from Rajshahi, was not arrested as he confessed to smuggling the gold valuing at Tk 50 lakh, said Md Wazed Ali, assistant commissioner of the airport customs.
The strap measures 65 inches long and one inch wide. Wazed Ali said they checked the briefcase on intelligence information.