13 gold bars worth Tk 1.5cr seized from Teknaf
Customs Intelligence and Coast Guard have seized 13 gold bars weighing 2.15 kg from Teknaf early today (September 25, 2022).
The seized gold bars are valued at about Tk 1.52 crore, said Uttam Chakma, deputy commissioner of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, reports our Chattogram staff correspondent.
"Customs Intelligence and Coast Guard jointly conducted the drive at Naf river after receiving information about a consignment of gold entering the country from Myanmar," he said.
"The person carrying the gold bars fled to the hilly forest near Naf river in the Baraitli area of Teknaf. The gold bars were recovered from an abandoned bag," the official added.
He said that preparations were underway to file a case in this regard
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