Gold Smuggling at Dhaka Airport

Man held with 3.7kg of gold bars at Dhaka airport

Customs officials have detained a man and seized around 3.7 kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Cleaner held with 32 gold bars at Dhaka airport

A cleaner has been detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with 32 gold bars hidden inside his shoes.

2kgs gold, 100 mobile phone sets seized at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials, in separate drives, seize 2.4 kilogrammes of gold and 100 mobile phone sets at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Couple held with 30 gold bars in Dhaka

Customs intelligence officials arrest a couple with 30 gold bars, weighing around 3.5kg, from Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.

2 Japanese citizens held with 12kgs gold at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain two Japanese citizens along with 30 gold bars, weighing around 12 kilogrammes, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

2 Chinese men held with 11kg gold at airport

Two Chinese men have been arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on charges of trying to smuggle 96 gold bars weighing about 11kg into the country yesterday.

2 Chinese nationals held with 96 gold bars at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain two Chinese nationals in separate incidents with 48 gold bars each at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

15kg gold found at Dhaka airport

Customs intelligence recovers 48 gold bars, weighing over 15 kilogrammes, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.

Dhaka Airport: Over five kg gold seized

Two cabin crew members and a private bank official were arrested along with over five kg of gold in two separate drives at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early yesterday.

March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019

Gold bars hidden in solar panels

To the naked eye, the two items are just rechargeable solar home systems, costing only a couple of thousands.

March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019

5.56kg gold bars recovered from batteries of ‘solar home system’ at Dhaka airport

The customs officials crush two batteries with a hammer to discover 48 gold bars which were hidden inside.

October 16, 2018
October 16, 2018

Malaysian man held at airport with 7kg gold

A Chinese origin Malaysian national was held with seven gold bars, weighing around 7kg, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Sunday night.

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